Delhi Capitals (DC) have made a new addition to their support staff and have announced Ian Bell as assistant coach before IPL 2026. The former England cricketer, who has never been a part of IPL in the past, retired from international cricket in 2020. Bell now joins head coach Hemang Badani and mentor Kevin Pietersen in DC as the side aims to lay their hands on the elusive IPL title.
Bell joins DC as assistant coach
The stint with DC marks Bell’s first in the IPL setup. Previously, he has coached England’s junior teams, including working with different age group sides. Talking about Bell’s coaching history, the former England player also essayed the role of batting coach for Sri Lanka in 2024 when the side toured England. He also worked with the New Zealand team in 2023. In franchise cricket, Bell has served as assistant coach for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.
The England great is now a Dilliwala Welcome home, Ian Bell pic.twitter.com/UqYE53rbrx
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) February 10, 2026DC support staff for IPL 2026
Hemang Badani – Head coach Kevin Pietersen – Mentor Munaf Patel – Bowling coach Venugopal Rao – Director of CricketDC squad for IPL 2026
Nitish Rana (traded in from RR), Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mukesh Kumar, David Miller (2 Cr), Ben Duckett (2 Cr), Auqib Nabi (8.4 Cr), Pathum Nissanka (4 Cr), Lungi Ngidi (2 Cr), Sahil Parikh (30 L), Prithvi Shaw (75 L), Kyle Jamieson (2 Cr).
Delhi Capitals rope in Ian Bell as assistant coach before IPL 2026 Inside Sport India.
Hence then, the article about delhi capitals rope in ian bell as assistant coach before ipl 2026 was published today ( ) and is available on Inside sport ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( Delhi Capitals rope in Ian Bell as assistant coach before IPL 2026 )
Also on site :