NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals (DC) have named Matthew Mott as their assistant coach for IPL 2025, the franchise announced on Tuesday.
Mott joins Hemang Badani, who took over as head coach in October 2024. The team’s coaching staff includes Venugopal Rao as director of cricket and Munaf Patel handling bowling responsibilities.
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Earlier, Mott worked with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as assistant coach during John Buchanan’s leadership in 2008 and 2009.
His recent role was leading England’s men’s white-ball team, contributing to their 2022 T20 World Cup victory. He left the position in July 2023 after a period of mixed results.
Post his England stint, Sydney Sixers secured his services as assistant coach on a three-year contract in September 2023.
His notable achievements include guiding Australian women’s cricket from 2015 to 2022, securing two T20 World Cups and a 50-over World Cup. The Australian women’s team maintained an undefeated record in four Ashes series under his guidance.
DC’s best IPL performance was reaching the final in 2020, while finishing sixth last season. After significant roster changes, they kept Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs and Abishek Porel. Their recent acquisitions include KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Faf du Plessis and Mitchell Starc from November 2024 mega auction.
The team has yet to announce their captain for the upcoming season. DC’s first match of IPL 2025 is scheduled for March 24 against Lucknow Super Giants at Dr. YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
