Former Indian cricket team skipper Sourav Ganguly turned cop for the recent promotional video for Netflix’s web series ‘Khakee: The Bengal Chapter’. Within the promo released on Monday, Ganguly was seen in a police uniform and acting out several scenes with the instructions coming from the director. When the director asked him to indicate aggression, he remembers his history with former India coach Greg Chappell and immediately gets fired up. This was a transparent dig at their shared history because the tussle between the 2 in the course of the 2000s was quite well-known. Over time, Ganguly has spoken openly about Chappell’s tenure as head coach and the negative impact it had on Indian cricket.
The Bengal Tiger meets The Bengal Chapter
Watch Khakee: The Bengal Chapter, out 20 March, only on Netflix. #KhakeeTheBengalChapterOnNetflix pic.twitter.com/OnrrWtHE9b— Sourav Ganguly (@SGanguly99) March 17, 2025
Meanwhile, veteran batter Faf du Plessis has been appointed because the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The franchise shared the news through its social media accounts on Monday.
“You mean immediately? I’m at home, where else would I be? Yes, that is true, I’m vice captain of DC and I’m very excited. Delhi’s been great, the boys have been implausible, definitely feel blissful and I feel ready,” said du Plessis in a video posted by the franchise on its social media accounts.
The Delhi-based franchise acquired du Plessis at the bottom price of Rs 2 crore in last yr’s mega auction in Jeddah. He was released by his previous franchise – Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – ahead of the auction.
The event implies that the Proteas batter will now be a sure starter in DC’ playing eleven, and can aid captain Axar Patel in crucial decision making skills on and off the sphere. Du Plessis, who captained South Africa in international cricket, led RCB previously in IPL seasons 2022-24.
Because the RCB skipper, du Plessis led the team in 42 matches, with 21 wins and as many losses, and the win-loss ratio standing at 1.000. Under him, the side reached the playoffs twice, but lost within the Eliminator on each occasions. Within the last five years, du Plessis has amassed 2,718 runs in 74 innings of the IPL.
Du Plessis and Axar will work of their respective leadership roles with a brand new coaching staff at DC, comprising Hemang Badani (head coach), Venugopal Rao (director of cricket), Munaf Patel (bowling coach), Matthew Mott (assistant coach), Kevin Pietersen (mentor), Gnaneswara Rao and Anton Roux (fielding coaches).
DC will begin their IPL 2025 campaign by hosting Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on March 24. DC are one among three teams alongside Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru to have never won an IPL title.
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