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Cricket News: 4 players Delhi Capitals (DC) can target in the IPL 2023 Auction | Players DC may look to target for IPL 2023

Delhi Capitals is one of those teams who have had solid lineups with plenty of big names but are yet to win their first Indian Premier League (IPL) title. However, Delhi has emerged as a very strong side in the last few seasons, especially after the total revamp of the franchise back in 2018.

DC finished in fifth position last season after competing at the business end in the couple of campaigns before that. They have plenty of match-winners in their ranks but they failed to put wins together in IPL 2022. With regards to IPL 2023, the Capitals pretty much have everything covered, but require a few good backups for some of their players in a long IPL campaign.

Let’s take a look at their current squad, the players they released and the purse remaining.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Current Squad for IPL 2023

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner*, Mitchell Marsh*, Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell*, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje*, Yash Dhull, Sarfaraz Khan, Ripal Patel, Vicky Ostwal, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi*, Praveen Dubey, Aman Khan, Mustafizur Rahman*

Players Released

Shardul Thakur, Tim Seifert, Ashwin Hebbar, Srikar Bharat, Mandeep Singh

Probable Playing XI

Prithvi Shaw, David Warner*, Mitchell Marsh*, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Rovman Powell*, Lalit Yadav, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje*

Purse

• 19.45 Crores Left
• 2 Overseas Slots

Needs

• A backup all-rounder for Mitchell Marsh
• A Finisher (all-rounder) as they are a little short on batting depth.

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Players Delhi Capitals (DC) can target for IPL 2023

Cameron Green

Cameron Green is expected to be one of the most expensive players in the IPL 2023 auction. The Aussie all-rounder was exceptional with the bat when Australia toured India for three T20Is in 2022, where he struck 118 runs at a strike rate of 214.54 in an amazing show of power hitting.

Also, Green is a more-than-decent medium-pacer and will be a good backup for the injury prone Mitchell Marsh. Ricky Ponting, head coach of the Delhi Capitals, has a love for Aussie players. Also, he has hinted the franchise may look to target the all-rounder. However, how they fit Green in the XI will be interesting to see.

Bas de Leede

The classy Bas de Leede bats at number three for the Netherlands and bowls the full quota of his overs with his handy medium-pace. He can be an excellent pick for the Delhi Capitals as the backup for Mitchell Marsh as he can also bat aggressively at number three and can provide four overs in the crunch periods upfront and at the death.

De Leede, who has already been signed by MI Cape Town in the SA20, isn’t expected to go for a high sum in the IPL auction. So, he can prove to be a high value pick for DC.

Luvnith Sisodiya

After releasing KS Bharath, DC is in need of a good Indian wicketkeeper in their squad. Luvnith Sisodiya will be a good pick. He hasn’t played a lot of domestic cricket, but is rated highly by those who follow Indian domestic cricket very closely.

Sisodia was at RCB until last year. He is a left-handed batter and can be a good backup for Rishabh Pant. The Karnataka wicketkeeper also attended the trials organised by the Delhi Capitals.

David Wiese

David Wiese has been a consistent performer in T20 cricket. He is among the premier all-rounders going around and can be a decent pick for the Delhi Capitals, especially as they need finisher options. At the moment, DC only have Rovman Powell as their recognised finisher and it can be curtains if he gets injured or is not performing well.

Wiese can perform that role and provides bowling depth. He has scored 444 runs at an impressive strike rate of 172.8 and average of 26.1 in T20s in 2022. He also has 28 wickets in 29 games at an economy of 8.30.

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Delhi Capitals are looking settled as a team even before the auction. They have quality players like David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje and many others in their line-up. But, with a few capable backup options, DC can turn to a greater number of quality players throughout the season.

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