IPL 2019 – Delhi Capitals Team Preview

March 24, 2019 Dwayne Fernandes Cricket Scoops, Sports Scoops 0

  • Captain: Shreyas Iyer.
  • Coach: Ricky Ponting.
  • Home Ground: Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
  • IPL 2018 Result: 8th on points table.
  • Best Result: Playoff stage in 2008, 2009, 2012.

DELHI CAPITALS

  • Retained: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult.
  • Purchased: Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena, Bandaru Ayyappa.
  • Released: Gautam Gambhir, Jason Roy, Junior Dala, Liam Plunkett, Mohammed Shami, Sayan Ghosh, Daniel Christian, Glenn Maxwell, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Naman Ojha.
  • Traded: Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem and Vijay Shankar out for Shikhar Dhawan.

Delhi Daredevils. Ooops, sorry. It’s Delhi Capitals (DC). Much like those actors and companies who change spellings in their names for better results as per horoscopes and astrology, Delhi decided to change their name for IPL 2019. Why? Well, they’ve never really been successful. Let alone being one of three teams to have never lifted the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy, the Delhi franchise is yet to feature in a final. What the jinx is? We don’t know.

Delhi Capitals IPL 2019 team preview

Are they short of talent? Certainly not. Are they being led by the wrong person? Doesn’t look like. They were joined in IPL 2018 by Gautam Gambhir, someone who lifted the trophy twice with Kolkata Knight Riders. He then stepped down to let the 24-year old Shreyas Iyer become the new captain. With the likes of Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Sandeep Lamichhane and others, we can’t even say they are short of exciting, young talents.

Those names are what excites you the most about the DC squad. Prithvi Shaw opening the batting, Shreyas Iyer at #3, Rishabh Pant later, and then a new U-19 star in Manjot Kalra being added to the squad too, who scored a century in the U-19 final against Australia. To add to these, they have one of the best T20 all-rounders in Chris Morris, while the bowling is led by Sandeep Lamichhane, a couple of overseas pacers and of course, the evergreen Amit Mishra, who owns a record 3 IPL hat-tricks.

However, Capitals failed the IPL 219 Auction according to me. Ishant Sharma, REALLY?!! The only positive there was getting the IPL run-machine, Shikhar Dhawan. However, they gave away three high quality players for him, including Vijay Shankar, who has developed as a cricketer and matured over the last year, with a lot of national team experience as well. Next, they also gave away Shahbaz Nadeem, who was nothing but the highest wicket-taker in the recent 2018-19 Ranji Trophy.

Delhi Capitals Squad for IPL 2019:

Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh, Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena, Bandaru Ayyappa, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rishabh Pant (WK), Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Shikhar Dhawan.

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IPL Betting?

My overseas players picks for Delhi are Colin Munro, Trent Boult, Sandeep Lamichhane and Chris Morris. Colin Ingram could also get a few games if his namesake doesn’t too well at the top. Overall, I believe they had a better squad last year. Remember, they released the likes of Glenn Maxwell and Daniel Christian too. Regardless, keep following ReadScoops.com for all updates on Delhi Capitals in IPL 2019.

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