IPL 2024: Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 a few days before Delhi Capitals (DC) Has suffered a major shock. The team’s star bowler Lungi Ungidi is out due to injury. In his place, Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk has been included in the team. Quoting Delhi Capitals, IPL issued a statement saying that South African fast bowler Ungidi has been ruled out of the upcoming season due to injury. The statement also said that Fraser-McGurk has been included in their team by Delhi Capitals at his reserve price of Rs 50 lakh.
IPL 2024: Delhi would like to perform better this time
Bowler Lungi Ngidi, who was out of Delhi Capitals (DC), has played 14 IPL matches. He has 25 wickets in his name. Delhi team was in very bad condition last season. This team, playing without its captain Rishabh Pant, was at ninth position in the points table after the league with 10 points. There is every possibility of Rishabh Pant’s comeback this season. In such a situation, Delhi team will try its best to perform well in this season.
IPL 2024: Rishabh Pant will return to the team
On Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave a big update on Rishabh Pant’s injury. Pant suffered serious leg injuries in a horrific car accident in early 2023 and has been away from the field for more than a year. BCCI informed in its update that the wicketkeeper batsman has been declared fit to participate in the upcoming IPL 2024. He also missed the ICC Cricket World Cup on home soil last year.
IPL 2024: Pant has been playing for Delhi since 2016
Pant’s inclusion in the team will definitely strengthen the Delhi team before the upcoming season. Pant has represented DC since 2016 and has scored 2,838 runs in 98 matches at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of over 147. He has one century and 15 fifties in his name in IPL. The 17th season of IPL will start from March 22. In the first match, defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
IPL 2024: Delhi’s first match against Punjab on March 23
Delhi Capitals has to play its first match against Punjab Kings on 23 March. There will be a clash between Delhi and Rajasthan Royals on 28th March. After this, Delhi will play against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders on their home ground in Vizag on 31 March and 3 April. Delhi and Mumbai Indians will face each other on April 7. Due to Lok Sabha elections, only 21 days schedule of IPL has been released. The schedule of further matches will be released after the announcement of election dates.
IPL 2024: Complete team of Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant (captain), Praveen Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abhishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lungi Ngidi, Lalit Yadav, Khalil Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar. , Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.