India, Oct. 7 -- In Sourav Ganguly's metaverse, apparently, there is no job description that can't be made to fit. Cricket commentator? Obviously. Television host? Repeatedly. Cricket administrator? At state and national level. BCCI president? Yes. International Cricket Committee chairman? Yes. Franchise strategist, director of cricket, mentor and, most recently, head coach? Add those too. If there is a chair available, Ganguly will at least have a look at it.

The announcement that Ganguly would become head coach of Delhi Capitals thus feels less like a career pivot than the latest entry in a remarkably long list of jobs he has somehow managed to collect. Ganguly's post-playing career has been unusually varied in its range. Few retired I...