IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Players Above 30 Years Which Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Players Above 30 Years Which Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target. Delhi Capitals who still wait to enlist their name in the IPL winners list ended up in 5th position in the last IPL season.

Delhi Capitals have won 7 games in the 14 games they played and pushed to 5th position in the IPL 2022 Points Table with a total point of 14. GMR Sports Pvt. Ltd & JSW Sports Pvt Ltd owned team have been inconsistent throughout the IPL 2022 season.

It is learned that ahead of IPL 2023 auction, all teams are asked to submit their final list of retained players by November 15, 2022. In order to avoid a massive collapse all teams will look to retain their star performers and will release the rest. It is expected that all teams will retain a maximum of 15 players ahead of the tournament. The likes of Mandeep Singh, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, and Ripal Patel may be released by the franchise before IPL 2023.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Players Above 30 Years Which Delhi Capitals (DC) Can Target

Shakib Al Hasan -35 Years – Kolkata Knight Riders

Shakib Al Hasan can be a handy option as an all-rounder for Delhi Capitals. He is the leading wicket-taker in T20I cricket and is always a dependable batter. He is leading Bangladesh in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia. Shakib Al Hasan can bring his leadership qualities to the side as well.

Picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2011, he was an important part of their two title-winning sides in 2012 and 2014. In 2012 final, his calm cameo at the end helped Kolkata clinch the title. As an all-rounder, he is invaluable to any side in T20 cricket.

In 2018, 35 years old Shakib Al Hasan had been picked by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He returned to Kolkata in IPL 2021, where he first tasted IPL success. Shakib Al Hasan played 8 matches for KKR in IPL 2021 and picked 4 scalps bowling 26 overs and managing 47 runs. The left-handed all-rounder may be picked by Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023 auctions after he went unsold in IPL 2022 auctions.

Ben Cutting- 35 Years- Kolkata Knight Riders

Ben Cutting can replace Mitchell Marsh who has been injury prone throughout his career. Due to injury and Covid-19, he missed the first few games for Delhi Capitals last season. In Ben Cutting, Delhi will get a better all-around option than Mitchell Marsh who has lost out on his form since winning the 2021 T20 World Cup for Australia last year.

A true impact player, 35-year-old Ben Cutting is someone who can change the complexion of the game with his all-round abilities. As a batsman, he can hit the ball a mile while batting down the order and his bowling adds more strength to the attack. The Australian made his T20I and One-Day International (ODI) debuts for his nation in 2013. He was a part of the Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals setups but made his impact for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016.

Ahead of the 2018 season, Mumbai Indians signed him up. Ben Cutting was picked by the Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the 2021 season. Ben Cutting has been a part of four IPL teams in the past. He has been a part of Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Mumbai Indians. In the IPL 2021, he was a part of the KKR side, which reached the final of the tournament.

However, in IPL 2022 auction, he was not picked by any of the teams. He may be picked up by DC in IPL 2023. He has scored 238 runs and picked 10 scalps in IPL matches playing 21 games.

Ravindra Jadeja- 33 Years- Chennai Super Kings

As per the latest reports, Chennai Super Kings is looking forward to trading Ravindra Jadeja with Shardul Thakur and Axar Patel from Delhi Capitals. The star all-rounder, on many occasions, has dropped hints of leaving the franchise in IPL 2023.

While Ravindra Jadeja’s future with the MS Dhoni-led side remains in the air, on the other hand, there have been several reports floating around that the star 33-year-old all-rounder is on the wishlist of various franchises ahead of the upcoming IPL 2023.

Ravindra Jadeja was appointed as the skipper of CSK just a few days before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 commenced. However, the team struggled under Ravindra Jadeja’s captaincy as they won only 2 games and faced 6 defeats. Ravindra Jadeja’s form with bat and ball also took a massive blow as in the 15th edition of the cash-rich league he scored only 112 runs and bagged only 5 wickets.