Delhi Capitals (DC) made thrilling additions to their squad on the IPL Public sale 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. The franchise bagged the hard-hitting Harry Brook for INR 4 crore together with Australian quick bowler Jhye Richardson for INR 5 crore and West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh. The Delhi Capitals additionally picked up uncapped Indian wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra for INR 7.2 crore. “We crammed all of the gaps that we wished to and I assumed that we did an important job on the Public sale desk. I’m enthusiastic about working with Harry Brook. He is one of the vital gifted worldwide cricketers for the time being. He was our primary precedence on this 12 months’s Public sale and we managed to accumulate him at an important determine,” head coach Ricky Ponting stated when requested in regards to the Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2024, as quoted in a launch from DC.
In the meantime, DC Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly stated, “I’m enthusiastic about Shai Hope. He is an efficient participant of spin and he has an exceptional file in 50-over cricket. And our bowling division is trying good with Jhye Richardson within the assault.”
The Delhi Capitals acquired South African wicketkeeper-batter Tristan Stubbs for INR 50 lakh. The 23-year-old has notched 1119 runs in 59 T20s at a strike fee of 147.23.
The skilled wicketkeeper-batter Ricky Bhui was picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has scored 1497 runs in 62 T20s at a median of 32.54.
After a fierce bidding warfare with Gujarat Titans, the Delhi Capitals acquired wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra for INR 7.2 crore. He has effected eight catches and one stumping in 11 T20s. Talking about Kushagra, Assistant Coach Pravin Amre stated, “The Delhi Capitals have at all times given a platform to children. We backed gamers comparable to Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer earlier than they began taking part in T20 cricket. And Kumar is one other participant we have now determined to assist and hopefully, he’ll do the job for us.”
In the meantime, the medium-fast bowler Rasikh Dar was picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has taken 15 wickets in 15 T20s at a median of 27.66 and Australian quick bowler Jhye Richardson, who has taken 112 wickets in 85 T20s at a median of 21.58, was picked up for INR 5 crore.
Following an intense bidding warfare with the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian all-rounder Sumit Kumar was acquired for INR 1 crore. He has scored 574 runs and picked up 43 wickets in 45 T20s.
The Delhi Capitals additionally picked up West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh. He has scored 2132 runs and effected 40 catches & 8 stumpings in 91 T20s. In the meantime, opening batter Swastik Chikara was picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has scored 200 runs in 6 Record A matches.
Delhi Capitals Squad: INDIANS: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Khaleel Ahmed, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Mukesh Kumar, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Sumit Kumar and Swastik Chikara.
OVERSEAS: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Jhye Richardson and Shai Hope.
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