[Watch] Lungi Ngidi, Sarfaraz Khan amongst 4 DC stars to obtain kits for IPL 2022

Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and South African seamer Lungi Ngidi had been introduced their brand-new Delhi Capitals (DC) kits after they accomplished their necessary quarantine on Wednesday (March 30).

Rahman and Ngidi missed the primary sport of the season in opposition to former champions Mumbai Indians (MI), as they had been nonetheless in isolation following the completion of the ODI collection in South Africa.

Aside from Rahman and Ngidi, uncapped explosive batter Ripal Patel and dynamic middle-order basher Sarfaraz Khan additionally obtained their new DC kits on Wednesday. Khan didn’t characteristic within the opening sport in opposition to MI, as Mandeep Singh was most popular over him.

A video of the identical was shared by the Capitals on their Instagram account.

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The Capitals received their opening sport of the fifteenth season. They are going to now look to hold ahead the momentum in opposition to Gujarat Titans in Pune on April 02.

Their victory in opposition to Mumbai was courtesy of a late assault from Lalit Yadav (48* off 38 deliveries) and the all-rounder duo of Axar Patel (38* off 17 deliveries) and Shardul Thakur, who hammered a brisk 11-ball 22.

Availability of overseas pacers more likely to bolster DC’s tempo assault

Delhi might need received their opening sport in opposition to Mumbai, however their bowling efficiency left quite a bit to be desired.

To be honest, the Rishabh Pant-led unit had been massively hampered by the absence of their abroad recruits Anrich Nortje, Rehman and Ngidi. With the latter two set to be out there for choice from the following sport, DC’s bowling assault is more likely to be bolstered. Nonetheless, it stays to be seen when their spearhead Nortje will probably be out there.

Nortje hasn’t performed a aggressive sport since final 12 months’s T20 World Cup on account of harm. He missed the complete worldwide dwelling summer time for the Proteas. Nortje was cleared to hitch the Capitals’ setup for rehabilitation, however a timeline has not been set for his restoration.

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The Capitals have additionally been plagued with harm to their star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. He suffered a low-grade hip flexor harm throughout a observe session forward of the ODI collection in Pakistan and has been dominated out of the collection. He’ll now be a part of the Capitals squad, the place he’ll proceed to get better beneath group physio Patrick Farhart.