Delhi Capitals have parted ways with assistant coaches Ajit Agarkar and Shane Watson after the team didn't manage to make it to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The team missed their skipper Rishabh Pant this season who missed the entire IPL due to the injuries suffered in the horrific road accident in December last year. David Warner led the side in his absence but couldn't inspire the team into the playoffs.
The team could win only five out of 14 matches to end at the ninth position in the points table. Even in IPL 2022, DC had not made it to the top four of the tournament. Agarkar and Watson had joined the team at said positions after the mega auction ahead of IPL 2022. But the support staff led by head coach Ricky Ponting couldn't provide desired results.
Having said that, Ponting is likely to continue for one more year at least and will work alongside Sourav Ganguly who is the franchise's Director of Cricket. DC co-owner Parth Jindal had tweeted a few days ago and had hinted about Ponting continuing at the helm. "Preparations for next years @IPL are underway here @DelhiCapitals, along side @SGanguly99 and @RickyPonting we assure the fans that Kiran and I are working hard to get back to where we want this franchise to be and that is right at the very top," he had tweeted
Meanwhile, Ajit Agarkar is reportedly the front-runner to become India's chief selector with interviews slated on July 1. In that case, he will have to anyways step down from his role in the IPL and that could be the reason behind DC parting ways with him. As for the Capitals, they would want to replace Agarkar and Watson with prominent personalities given that DC have not won a single IPL trophy in history despite reaching the playoffs/semifinals on multiple occasions.
