IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 4 Players That Delhi Capitals (DC) Might Retain

IPL 2022 will witness the addition of two news teams in the tournament, making IPL a 10-team event. Due to the joining of two news teams, a mega auction is also scheduled to take place ahead of IPL 2022 season. According to reports, each franchise will be able to retain 4 players in their squad during next season’s mega auctions. It can a combination of 2 domestic players and 2 overseas players or 3 domestic and 1 overseas player.

In the first half of IPL 2021, Delhi Capitals finished on the top spot in the points table. In the absence of regular skipper Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant led the side efficiently. The IPL 2019 runners-up won 6 matches out of 8 and earned most 12 points in the points table.

There are few excellent players in the Delhi Capitals squad that the franchise will look to retain during IPL 2022 mega actions. Here we take a look at 4 players that Delhi Capitals might retain in IPL 2022 mega auction.

IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 4 Players That Delhi Capitals (DC) Might Retain

Shreyas Iyer

Shreyas Iyer is the skipper of Delhi Capitals who has been leading the side since 2018 mid-season. When Delhi Capitals observed a poor show in IPL 2018 under new skipper Gautam Gambhir, Shreyas Iyer took the captainship role midway after Gambhir decided to step down as captain. In the next edition in IPL 2019, the team reached the final under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer and finished as runners-up.

This shows the effort the right-handed batsman has put in leading the team. The 26-year-old has also shown a consistent batting performance for the franchise in the last three seasons, scoring 411 runs, 463 runs, and 519 runs in IPL 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively.

Due to an elbow injury, Iyer did not take part in the first half of IPL 2021 but he will definitely show up in the second leg in September. The franchise will not let the skipper go out of the squad during IPL 2022 mega auction.

Rishabh Pant

Rishabh Pant is the second player that Delhi Capitals might retain during IPL 2021 mega auctions. Since 2018, the wicketkeeper-batsman has emerged as a powerful batter in IPL as well as the national side. The left-handed batsman has a hard-hitting style of batting, which makes him a perfect finisher and mighty lower-order batsman for Delhi Capitals.

Moreover, since the start of this year, Pant has emerged as a powerful batsman in the national team with some big knocks which has also made him the primary choice for wicketkeeper for the Indian team.

In IPL 2021, the 23-year-old cricketer scored 213 runs in 8 innings at an average of 35.50 and 2 half-centuries.  For Delhi Capitals, Rishabh Pant will also be an excellent choice for wicketkeeper so the franchise might retain him in IPL 2022 mega auction.

Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada is the 4^th player that Delhi Capitals might retain during IPL 2022 mega auction. The South African cricketer is one of the most dangerous pacers in international cricket currently. Last year in IPL 2020, the right-arm pacer picked 30 wickets in 17 matches for Delhi Capitals; finishing as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament.

This year, he picked 8 wickets in 7 games at an average of 28.50. The Proteas pacer was gaining momentum in his bowling when the tournament got postponed. Currently, Rabada is the most prominent pacer for Delhi Capitals in the squad and also an overseas asset. So, he is another player Dehli Capitals might retain in the squad for the 2022 edition.

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is the third player that Delhi Capitals might retain in IPL 2022 mega auctions. Dhawan has been among the top run-scorers in the tournament with a consistent batting show in all the seasons. The left-handed batsman has scored 5577 runs in 183 innings in IPL and is the 2nd highest run-getter in the tournament.

In IPL 2021, the Delhi Capitals opener mustered 380 runs in 8 innings at an average of 54.28 and strike rate of 134+ to emerge as the highest run-scorer in the tournament. Shikhar Dhawan is also a regular member of the national team for the last 7-8 years and has a lot of international experience. Hence, Dhawan is a valuable batsman for Delhi Capitals and they might retain him in the 2022 edition.