IPL 2022 Auction: Probable List Of Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Might Target As Per Available Slots

Delhi Capitals will have the lowest purse remaining at the auction. With 47.4 crores left, the franchise needs to build a well-rounded squad keeping in mind the longevity and availability of players. The franchise retained Rishabh Pant (INR 16 crore), Axar Patel (INR 9 crore), Prithvi Shaw (INR 7.5 crore), Anrich Nortje (INR 6.5 crore) during the retention window.

The challenge for Delhi Capitals will be to rebuild their core. They have had to let go of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin and Kagiso Rabada due to the strict retention rules. They will need to enter the dogfight with the other nine franchises to get the services of all of them back. Or they can look at other options as well. Here is a probable list of players Delhi Capitals can look to buy at the mega auctions.

IPL 2022 Auction: Probable List Of Players Delhi Capitals (DC) Might Target

Openers-Sam Billings, Aaron Finch

The Australian opener can be a good option at the top alongside Prithvi Shaw. Both play attacking cricket and can complement each other. Finch also has the quality of anchoring an innings as well. Billings is another option.

He can bat at any position and is a gun fielder and a keeper as well. He will thus cover three facets of the game.

Middle-Order- Manish Pandey, Dawid Malan

Pandey has proved his mettle for the franchises he has played for in the IPL> He might not have had a consistent run in the Indian team but is more than a handy option with the bat in the middle-order. He is an asset to any team with his fielding credentials as well.

Another option is England’s, Dawid Malan. In his short international career, he achieved the top rankings in T20 cricket and proved his mettle in the format as well.

Spinners- Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar

While Zampa is a leg-spinner, Agar is an off-spinner. The franchise can pick and choose the two overseas spinners alongside Axar Patel who is a consistent option. Amit Mishra was another spinner who was released by the franchise.

He was not given games regularly in the latter stages of his career and might not be taken back again.

Pacers- Pat Cummins, T Natarajan

Natarajan is recovering well from his knee injury and can attract bidders in the mega auction given his accuracy at bowling yorkers.

All-Rounders-Shakib Al Hasan, Kyle Jamieson

Both are very different kinds of all-rounders but can provide a great balance to the side. Shakib apart from being the highest wicket-taker in T20Is is a handy option with the bat. Jamieson, on the other hand, is one of the rising stars of New Zealand cricket.

He warmed the benches for most of IPL 2021. With Marcus Stoinis now gone, Jamieson can be the ideal player to replace him. Meanwhile, Shakib will be the fourth spinning option as well in the squad along with Axar Patel, Zampa and Agar.

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