Forward of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Retentions, former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh mentioned that Delhi Capitals (DC) ought to retain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs and Jake Fraser-McGurk. In 2020, Delhi Capitals reached their first-ever remaining. Nonetheless, within the final season, they narrowly missed the playoffs primarily based on web run fee, with seven wins, seven losses, and a complete of 14 factors. Within the 2024 season of the IPL, Pant performed 13 matches and scored 446 runs at a strike fee of 155.40. Star India all-rounder Axar Patel appeared in 14 matches in IPL 2024 and scored 235 runs at a strike fee of 131.28. He additionally picked up 11 wickets at an financial system fee of 24.00.
Tristan Stubbs additionally performed in 14 matches in IPL 2024 and scored 378 runs at a strike fee of 190.91. Jake Fraser-McGurk made his debut within the IPL in 2024 season and performed 9 matches, by which he scored 330 runs at a strike fee of 234.04.
Talking with Star Sports activities, Harbhajan Singh named 5 gamers who must be retained by the Delhi-based franchise. The previous India cricketer additionally named Mitchell Marsh who must be retained for the upcoming season of the T20 match.
“We’ve got heard a variety of hypothesis on whether or not Rishabh Pant will probably be retained or not. Time will inform, but when I used to be part of the administration there, then I might have retained him. Rishabh Pant must be retained. Axar Patel must be retained. Stubbs must be retained. And the 4th participant to be retained will probably be Fraser McGurk. And if you wish to retain the fifth participant, then it may very well be Mitch Marsh. Other than that, I feel there is no such thing as a different participant that you’d wish to retain. Out of these 5 gamers, I feel Delhi Capitals ought to retain not less than 4 of them,” Harbhajan was quoted in a launch from Star Sports activities as saying.
Earlier within the month, former Indian cricketers Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao joined the teaching workers of Delhi Capitals as head coach and director of cricket, respectively, forward of the following season of the IPL.
In the meantime, cricketing icon and considered one of India’s most profitable captains, Sourav Ganguly has been named as Director of Cricket for JSW Sports activities.
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