Delhi Capitals squad 2021 IPL: How many changes have been made to Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2021 Phase 2?

Delhi Capitals squad 2021: Delhi Capitals have only made a solitary change to their squad for the second phase of IPL 2021.

Witnessing Indian Premier League 2021 getting suspended midway through its league phase was an unpleasant sight all the stakeholders. Capitals, in particularly, must have been the most disheartened of all the franchises for they were at the top of the points table when the cash-rich league was brought to a halt.

Playing under a new captain in Rishabh Pant, Delhi won six and lost two out of their eight matches to secure the topmost position. Although gaining the same winning momentum won’t be a mean task for Pant and his men, Capitals should be banking on the fact that they had finished as the runners-up in IPL 2020 which was also played in the UAE.

As compared to other franchises, Capitals have been quite fortunate with respect to their overseas players agreeing to travel for the second leg. Barring England all-rounder Chris Woakes, Capitals haven’t lost any other player. Been named in England’s ICC T20 World Cup 2021 squad, Woakes has been replaced by uncapped Australia pacer Ben Dwarshius.

An additional boost for Delhi has come in the form of former captain Shreyas Iyer’s return. Having missed the first phase due to a shoulder injury, Iyer is all in readiness to hit the ground running in his role as DC’s No. 3 batsman.

UPDATE: Fast bowler Kulwant Khejroliya has replaced injured spinner M Siddharth for IPL 2021

Delhi Capitals squad 2021

Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Shreyas Iyer, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dubey, Avesh Khan, Tom Curran, Steven Smith, Sam Billings, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod (wk), Lukman Meriwala, Kulwant Khejroliya.

We told you Ripal Patel hits the white Kookaburra a long way 😌💪🏼#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCAllAccess @OctaFX pic.twitter.com/9p9XMWjU1N

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 13, 2021

Last 5 matches – W W L W W

Next match – September 22, vs Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai

Highest run-scorer in IPL 2021 – Shikhar Dhawan (380)

Highest run-scorer in IPL 2021 – Avesh Khan (14)

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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