‘I’m fascinated with Shai Hope, he is a great participant of spin’ – Sourav Ganguly displays on Delhi Capital’s signings in IPL 2024 Public sale

Dubai, 19 December 2023:  The JSW-GMR co-owned Delhi Capitals made thrilling additions to their squad on the IPL Mini-Public sale 2024 in Dubai on Tuesday. The franchise bagged the hard-hitting Harry Brook for INR 4 crore at the side of Australian rapid bowler Jhye Richardson for INR 5 crore and West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh. The Delhi Capitals additionally picked up uncapped Indian wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra for INR 7.2 crore.

When requested concerning the Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2024, Head Trainer Ricky Ponting stated, “We crammed the entire gaps that we needed to and I assumed that we did a really perfect activity on the Public sale desk. I’m fascinated with running with Harry Brook. He is one of the proficient world cricketers these days. He used to be our primary precedence on this 12 months’s Public sale and we controlled to procure him at a really perfect determine.”

In the meantime, DC Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly stated, “I’m fascinated with Shai Hope. He is a great participant of spin and he has a lovely report in 50-over cricket. And our bowling division is having a look just right with Jhye Richardson within the assault.”

The Delhi Capitals got South African wicketkeeper-batter Tristan Stubbs for INR 50 lakh. The 23-year-old has notched 1119 runs in 59 T20s at a strike price of 147.23. 

The skilled wicketkeeper-batter Ricky Bhui used to be picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has scored 1497 runs in 62 T20s at a median of 32.54.

After a fierce bidding struggle with Gujarat Titans, the Delhi Capitals got wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Kushagra for INR 7.2 crore. He has effected 8 catches and one stumping in 11 T20s. Talking about Kushagra, Assistant Trainer Pravin Amre stated, “The Delhi Capitals have all the time given a platform to children. We sponsored gamers reminiscent of Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw and Shreyas Iyer sooner than they began enjoying T20 cricket. And Kumar is some other participant we have now made up our minds to reinforce and optimistically, he will do the activity for us.”

In the meantime, the medium-fast bowler Rasikh Dar used to be picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has taken 15 wickets in 15 T20s at a median of 27.66 and Australian rapid bowler Jhye Richardson, who has taken 112 wickets in 85 T20s at a median of 21.58, used to be picked up for INR 5 crore. 

Following an intense bidding struggle with the Kolkata Knight Riders, the Indian all-rounder Sumit Kumar used to be got for INR 1 crore. He has scored 574 runs and collected 43 wickets in 45 T20s.

The Delhi Capitals additionally picked up West Indian wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope for INR 75 lakh. He has scored 2132 runs and effected 40 catches & 8 stumpings in 91 T20s. In the meantime, opening batter Swastik Chikara used to be picked up for INR 20 lakh. He has scored 200 runs in 6 Listing A fits. 

Delhi Capitals Squad