IPL 2019: 3 reasons why Delhi Capitals are the team to beat this season

#3) Appointment of Sourav Ganguly as advisor

Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting

DC’s management pulled off a coup before the start of the season by appointing Sourav Ganguly as an advisor to the team. Ganguly has one of the most astute minds in the cricketing world, and he may prove to be the X-factor the Delhi Capitals needed.

Ganguly has a vast amount of cricketing knowledge, and the young lads in the DC squad will get to learn a lot from him. With Ricky Ponting already being the head coach, DC now have two of the most successful captains the cricket world has ever seen in their ranks. Together with 'Dada', Ponting can build and execute the best cricketing strategies on the field.

Moreover, a young captain like Shreyas Iyer will benefit immensely from the presence of Ganguly in the dressing room. Iyer will get the chance to learn the knits and bits of the captaincy from the best.

Besides, Ganguly is well known for his fearless approach, and he will likely inject the same fearlessness and courage in the young team of the Delhi Capitals, which is undoubtedly required to win a tournament like the IPL.

The appointment of Ganguly as an advisor can prove to be a masterstroke by the Delhi Capitals, and he may well prove to be the missing piece of the puzzle which they were looking for all these years to lift the coveted IPL trophy.