{
  "id": 15346155,
  "title": "IPL 2027: Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan lead coaching shake-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ipl-2027-yuvraj-singh-sourav-ganguly-and-zaheer-khan-lead-coaching",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-18T04:15:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/cricket/2026/10/18/ipl-2027-yuvraj-singh-sourav-ganguly-and-zaheer-khan-lead-coaching-shake-up/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 20th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will see significant changes at the management level, with several teams undergoing personnel turnover. Coach Yuvraj Singh, a former World Cup winner, has been appointed as the assistant and batting coach for the Delhi Capitals. Former India captain Sourav Ganguly will lead the Delhi Capitals as head coach, succeeding Hemang Badani. Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, has stepped down as Chennai Super Kings head coach after 18 years. Eric Simons, a former associate of Fleming, has joined him as the Test bowling coach. Rishabh Pant, who was acquired by the Delhi Capitals from Lucknow Super Giants, is set to have a critical season. Zaheer Khan, a 2011 World Cup winner, has been appointed as the new head coach of the Chennai Super Kings, reuniting with his former captain Dhoni. Hardik Pandya, an India all-rounder, has left the Mumbai Indians franchise and may be traded ahead of the IPL 2027. Sunrisers Hyderabad have also made a change, bringing back left-arm seamer T. Natarajan.",
  "summary": "IPL 2027 will be the 20th edition of the T20 league, with the Indian cricket board planning to celebrate the milestone moment on a big scale. The teams too are busy. A number of sides have already made changes ahead of the new season, with most developments taking place at the management level. Here is the story so far ahead of IPL 2027. Yuvraj Singh One of the bigger developments ahead of IPL…",
  "key_points": [
    "Yuvraj Singh appointed as assistant and batting coach for Delhi Capitals.",
    "Sourav Ganguly leads Delhi Capitals as new head coach.",
    "Zaheer Khan named head coach of Chennai Super Kings."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The influx of former international stars into coaching roles signals a strategic shift toward veteran leadership as franchises overhaul their management structures ahead of the league's twentieth edition.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "IPL 2027: Yuvraj Singh, Sourav Ganguly and Zaheer Khan lead coaching shake-up",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/ipl-2027-yuvraj-singh-sourav-ganguly-and-zaheer-khan-lead-coaching-15346310",
        "published": "2026-10-18T04:15:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}