# Chaminda Vaas, Amit Mishra join Delhi Capitals coaching staff

2026-09-14T14:27:09+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 3 independent outlets

Delhi Capitals are overhauling their coaching staff for IPL 2027, with Sourav Ganguly expected as head coach, Chaminda Vaas as bowling coach, Yuvraj Singh as batting coach, and Amit Mishra joining the setup, according to multiple reports. Vaas, Sri Lanka's most successful fast bowler with 355 Test and 400 ODI wickets, takes his first IPL coaching role. Mishra, who retired last September, holds 174 IPL wickets and a record three hat-tricks. The changes follow an agreement between co-owners GMR and JSW for alternating two-year management cycles. GMR had appointed Venugopal Rao as director of cricket, Hemang Badani as head coach, and Munaf Patel as bowling coach for 2025 and 2026. Vaas and Mishra have already begun working with academy players in Delhi.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources present the coaching appointments as straightforward squad-building news with no political or ideological slant. The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting, focusing on the names and roles. Indiatvnews.com omitted Ganguly and Yuvraj entirely, making its report incomplete. Rediff.com and NDTV Sports provide fuller lists. The real takeaway is the shift in franchise management structure: the alternating two-year control cycle between GMR and JSW now directly shapes the coaching staff, a pattern to watch as the 2027 season approaches. The tribunal hears the appeal on 12 September.

## Coverage

- indiatvnews.com (neutral report) <https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/chaminda-vaas-amit-mishra-set-to-join-delhi-capitals-coaching-staff-ahead-of-ipl-2027-2026-09-14-1054205>
  Straight announcement of two coaching appointments, no editorialising.
- rediff.com (neutral report) <https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/delhi-capitals-ipl-2027-coaching-staff-sourav-ganguly-chaminda-vaas-yuvraj-singh-amit-mishra-join/20260914.htm>
  Wire-style reporting with full list of four coaches and management context.
- sports.ndtv.com (neutral report) <https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/yuvraj-singh-takes-charge-as-delhi-capitals-begin-preparations-for-ipl-2027-sri-lanka-legend-attends-trials-12045147#publisher=newsstand>
  Brief camp update with no new names beyond those already reported.

Tags: Amit Mishra, Chaminda Vaas, Delhi Capitals, IPL, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh
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