IPL 2024: 3 Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Release Ahead Of IPL Auction

IPL 2024 auction is all set to take place next month on December 19. This time, the auction will take place outside India in Dubai. All the 10 franchises are gearing up to grab some strong players during the event. Ahead of the auction, all the teams have been asked to submit their retention list by November 26.

In the absence of skipper Rishabh Pant last season, Delhi Capitals failed to come up with an impressive show. The franchise finished in the 9th place in the points table. Many of their batters and bowlers struggled to perform well. Hence, the franchise might end partnerships with several players. In this article, we talk about 3 players Delhi Capitals can release ahead of IPL 2024 auction.

IPL 2024: 3 Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Release Ahead Of IPL Auction

3. Manish Pandey

Manish Pandey is a highly experienced batsman in the Indian Premier League. However, the right-handed batter came up with a miserable performance in the last season. He played 10 games for the team and piled up just 16 runs across 9 games, averaging 17.78.

Except for 50 in one game, he got out for low scores in other matches. He also struggled with his strike rate. To strengthen their batting department, the franchise might drop Manish Pandey from the squad and look for a powerful middle-order batter.

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2. Mustafizur Rahman

Mustafizur Rahman was part of Delhi Capitals in the last season. The Bangladesh pacer played 2 games for the team. He picked 1 wicket and emerged too costly at his economy of 11.28. The left-arm pacer was also dropped from the playing 11 later.

Rahman also struggled in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 in India. Due to the failures of many pacers, Delhi Capitals had to shuffle and try different bowlers during the last season. IPL 2024, the franchise will seek to grab some powerful pacers and as a result, some bowlers might be evicted from the squad.

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1. Sarfaraz Khan

Sarfaraz Khan is a wicketkeeper-batsman whom Delhi Capitals picked in the last season. He was in and out of the team during the tournament due to his poor batting show. In 4 games, he scored 53 runs with a top knock of 30. He also struggled with his strike rate, which stood at 85.48.

With the return of skipper Rishabh Pant in the next season, Sarfaraz Khan will not be needed in the squad. Moreover, the team will look for a powerful backup keeper during the auction. Hence, Sarfaraz Khan might be dropped from the team.