With the Delhi Capitals standing at the 7th spot of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, coach Hemang Badani has become faced criticism as well. Badani, who had previously questioned Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming’s role there, has been left red-faced by his team’s poor performances as well. Badani, who had questioned Fleming’s impact at CSK, stating what the franchise achieved was because of MS Dhoni, has now been slammed by former India cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth as well.

“On top of all this, Hemang Badani went after Stephen Fleming,” Srikkanth slammed the DC coach in a video on his YouTube channel. “Hey Hemang. First, take care of yourself before talking about others. I have always said this: ‘in life, don’t talk too much’. He spoke too much. Now, he has to shut up and watch stuff happening.”

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“Everybody is bringing this up and slamming him. Why talk about others? You should have been mindful of your job. Who are you to say Stephen Fleming won only because of MS Dhoni? What have you done? Anything special? Nothing,” he added again. “Why allow Sahil to take strike ahead of KL Rahul?” Srikkanth questioned as well.

“If Fleming is such a big coach, why hasn’t he won anywhere else apart from the IPL?” Badani had said in the past, pointing to Fleming’s stints in the SA20, The Hundred, and the Big Bash League. He also said: “CSK are winning because of Dhoni. Dhoni is the kingpin… if someone says Fleming is a good coach, I won’t agree to it.”