Delhi Capitals did a decent job in the IPL 2024 auction table by picking a lot of domestic players and also picking several overseas players at a very cheap price. DC skipper Rishabh Pant also became the first reigning skipper to actively participate in the auctions.
Delhi Capitals Probable XI for IPL 2024
Here, in this article, we will have a look at how Delhi Capitals playing XI could look for the upcoming IPL 2024 season.
Openers: David Warner and Prithvi Shaw
David Warner was the leading run-scorer (516) for Delhi Capitals in the 2023 IPL at a strike rate of 131.63 with six fifties to his name. He was also the skipper of the DC in the 2023 IPL.
Prithvi Shaw has been shown trust by the DC team management despite failing with the bat in the 2023 IPL after scoring only 106 runs from 8 innings overall.
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Middle Order: Rishabh Pant, Kumar Kushagra, Lalit Yadav
Rishabh Pant’s return to Delhi Capitals as skipper in the 2024 IPL will be a big boost for their side as they reach playoffs under his leadership in the 2021 IPL. Pant was last seen playing competitive cricket in December 2022.
The Jharkhand wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Kushagra was picked by the Delhi franchise for a huge price of ₹7.2 crores. He could play as a wicket-keeper batter if Pant isn’t able to do keeping due to the fitness issue on the field. In the recently concluded SMAT season, he scored 111 runs from 6 innings at a strike rate of 123.33.
Lalit Yadav, in the last two IPL seasons, has played crucial cameos with the bat in a few games for the Delhi franchise.
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All-Rounders: Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel
Mitchell Marsh is coming after a great World Cup campaign in 2023 by scoring 441 runs from 10 innings, which includes two centuries and one fifty to his name. Mitchell Marsh was the leading wicket-taker (12) for the DC in the IPL 2023.
Axar Patel has been the best player for the DC in the IPL 2023, scoring 283 runs with the bat and picking 11 wickets with the ball, respectively.
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Bowlers: Kuldeep Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Lungi Ngidi, Mukesh Kumar
Kuldeep Yadav took 10 wickets in the 2023 IPL season and his return to form in the 2023 Asia Cup and 2023 World Cup will be a motivating factor for him to perform even better in the upcoming IPL season. Recently, he was seen picking a five-wicket haul in a T20I game against South Africa in Johannesburg.
Jhye Richardson was picked by ₹5 crores in IPL 2024 auction. He could play a crucial role in the middle and death overs of the game. He was seen playing 3 games for PBKS in the 2021 IPL season.
Lungi Ngidi has played three IPL seasons for CSK in the past, and this season, he would like to give his best as he performed in the 2023 World Cup.
Mukesh Kumar’s consistent performance with the ball has helped him to debut for India in all three forms of the game during July-August 2023 in the tour of West Indies.
