Delhi Capitals ring in a big change due to Mitchell Marsh injury; check who replaces the World Cup winner

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Delhi Capitals (DC) have rung in a major change in their squad as they strengthen their charge for a playoffs spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been replaced with former Afghan national team captain Gulbadin Naib for the remainder of this campaign. Naib has been signed by DC for his base price of ₹50 lakhs and this will be his maiden outing with any IPL franchise.

Marsh started the tournament opening the batting for DC, but he returned to Australia due to a hamstring niggle on April 12.

Naib has vast experience of playing 82 ODIs and 64 T20Is for Afghanistan. In the shortest format, he has aggregated 802 runs at an average of 21.62 with the help of three half-centuries. He has struck 58 boundaries and 41 maximums, and is regarded to be one of their better players against pace.

Naib has been handy with the ball, taking 26 wickets at a fairly decent economy rate of 8.2 per over. His bowling strike rate of 22.88 presents a good picture of his potential with the ball, whereas he scores at 127.3 in T20Is for Afghanistan. Whether or not DC have place for him in the XI remains to be seen, but Naib certainly brings in immense utility whenever the Rishabh Pant-led side feel the need to call him up in the team.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow