Daredevils appoint Hopes as bowling coach

New Delhi, Jan 29: Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils announced on Monday that former Australian all-rounder James Hopes has been appointed as its new bowling coach for the upcoming season of the lucrative Twenty20 tourment.

The Daredevils also confirmed that former Assam and Railways cricketer Subhadeep Ghosh will take over as the fielding coach.

The duo will now join the staff led by head coach and former Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who was also confirmed in his role earlier this month.

"The rest of the coaching staff, however, will continue to be the same with former cricketers Pravin Amre and Sridharan Sriram as assistant coaches. Sunil Valson is the team mager, whereas Paul Close continues in his role as physiotherapist along with Rajinikanth Sivagm as the fitness coach," Delhi Daredevils Chief Executive Hemant Dua said in a statement.

Hopes featured in 84 One-Day Intertiols (ODI) and 12 Twenty20 Intertiols (T20I) for Australia. He has also represented Queensland in Australia's domestic cricket for close to 15 years. IANS