Sourav Ganguly’s Record As Coach And Captain

Sourav Ganguly as India captain and Delhi Capitals' mentor (Source: AFP)Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly is expected to join Delhi Capitals as the head coach for the IPL 2027. The Capitals are set to overhaul the entire coaching staff for the upcoming Indian Premier League season.DC, who finished sixth in the IPL 2026, have not made any official announcement, but it is likely that the coaching staff that has been in charge for the last two seasons, led by Hemang Badani, will not be retained.Notably, this will not be Ganguly’s first foray with the Delhi Capitals. In 2024, he was appointed director of cricket in 2024, during the Parth Jindal-led ownership tenure. He was also DC's mentor for a season in IPL 2019 before he became the BCCI president.In the SA20 2025, Ganguly served as the head coach at Pretoria Capitals, his maiden assignment as a coach. He has also been actively involved with the DC team in the Women's Premier League (WPL).That said, in this article, let’s look at Sourav Ganguly’s record as a coach and a captain.Sourav Ganguly’s Record As A CoachIn August 2025, former India captain Sourav Ganguly was appointed the head coach of Pretoria Capitals for the upcoming SA20 season. For the unversed, Pretoria is Delhi Capitals’ sister franchise, owned by the same owners, JSW Sports (JSW Group) and the GMR Group.As the Pretoria Capitals’ head coach, he oversaw the proceedings for the franchise in the SA20 auction, held on September 9, 2026.Also read: Delhi Capitals Head Coaches In IPL From 2008 To 2026This development came after former England batter Jonathan Trott left the role as the franchise's head coach after just one season in charge. Trott was appointed at the helm before the 2025 season of the SA20; however, the team failed to reach the knockouts with just two wins in 10 group matches.Under Sourav Ganguly’s coaching, the Pretoria Capitals finished as runners-up in the 2025-26 season of the Betway SA20 after a remarkable mid-season turnaround.The Capitals had a difficult beginning, winning only one of their first five matches. They won four of their next five games to surge up the standings, eventually finishing second in the league table.In the final, they met Sunrisers Eastern Cape. Despite a magnificent 101 off 56 balls by Dewald Brevis that pushed the Capitals to 158/7, the Sunrisers chased down the target in 19.2 overs to win by 6 wickets.Sourav Ganguly’s Captaincy Record For IndiaUnder his captaincy, India began playing an aggressive brand of cricket, at home and overseas.Under Sourav Ganguly’s leadership, many youngsters flourished, including Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh, all of whom went on to be world champions.Sourav Ganguly captained India in 196 international matches, winning 97, losing 79, and drawing 15.Notably, Ganguly took over the Test team when India was ranked No. 8 and lifted them to No. 2 by 2005. He held a then-record 11 overseas Test wins, including famous triumphs in Leeds (2002), Adelaide (2003), and the 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia.Under his ODI leadership, India reached the final of the 2003 ICC World Cup, won the 2002 NatWest Series in England, and shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka.Although India did not win the World Cup, Ganguly is credited with changing India’s identity after the match-fixing scandal. Under his captaincy, India began playing an aggressive brand of cricket at home and abroad.CategorySelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableTestsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableODIsSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableSpanSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table2000–05SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table1999–2005SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableMatchesSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table49SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table146SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableWonSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table21SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table76SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableLostSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table13SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table65SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableT/D/NRSelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table0/15/0SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table0/0/5SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete TableWin %SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table42.85SelectAdd Row AboveAdd Row BelowAdd Column RightAdd Column LeftDelete RowDelete ColumnDelete Table52.05Sourav Ganguly’s IPL Captaincy RecordGanguly’s IPL captaincy was a much smaller and rougher affair than his international one. He led Kolkata Knight Riders, the city he’d built his cricketing identity around, for three seasons from 2008 to 2010: 27 matches, 13 wins, a 48.15% win rate, no playoff appearances.In 2011, the Kolkata-based franchise didn’t retain him, and he went on to captain Pune Warriors India in 2012 for 15 matches and just four wins, a 26.67% win rate, the worst of his captaincy career in any format.Notably, across both franchises, he won 17 of 42 games (40.47% win rate) and never came close to a title. 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