India, June 20 -- Former white-ball stalwart Yuvraj Singh is all set to join Delhi Capitals as its batting coach for the 2027 season, IPL sources tracking the development said on Friday.

Yuvraj, India's player of the tournament in both the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup, has worked as a personal mentor for current India skipper Shubman Gill and world's No. 1-ranked T20 batter Abhishek Sharma in recent years.

Even Rishabh Pant had sought Yuvraj's advice when he underwent a slump in form.

The assignment with Delhi Capitals will be Yuvraj's first coaching assignment in the cash-rich league.

Yuvraj played last of his 132 IPL matches in 2019 for Mumbai Indians before calling time on his competitive career.

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