MUMBAI: After enjoying a nine-year long stint as an assistant coach, former India batsman-turned coach Pravin Amre is set to part ways with the Delhi Capitals, TOI has learnt.
DC have completely revamped their coaching staff recently, with Hemang Badani taking charge as the head coach for the upcoming two seasons. Additionally, Badani’s former India teammate, Venugopal Rao has been named as the team’s director of cricket.
“In Amre’s case, his parting with DC is mutual, as the franchise owners have always liked the hard work he has put in in building Gen-next players for the team.His four-year contract with the franchise has come to an end. GMR, who are supposed to run the team for the next two years, might still give him a new role in the fresh set-up, but it’s unlikely to be a direct role with the Delhi Capitals, as it was earlier,” a reliable source told TOI.
Amre joined the Delhi Capitals’ in 2015 as an assistant coach, while doubling up as a domestic talent scout, and remained in that role since 2019. In the 2020 IPL, he was with the Mumbai Indians, but in 2021, he joined back DC.
While the Delhi Capitals are yet to clinch the IPL title, Amre can be credited for introducing several India players in the DC set-up during his long stint as part of the team’s support staff.
“He was instrumental in getting Shreyas Iyer to DC in 2015, and then the likes of Rishabh Pant, Khaleel Ahmed and Prithvi Shaw all were recommended highly by him. He was basically the main link between the domestic players and DC’s previous head coach-Ricky Ponting. He helped the Indian players find their feet in the world of IPL, helping them grow fast,” a source said.
Since July 2023, the 56-year-old Mumbaikar has been the head coach for Seattle Orcas in Major League Cricket in the USA. In the past, the 56-year-old Amre has thrice coached Mumbai to the Ranji Trophy title, and has been the India A coach and India Under-19 chief selector too.
