Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 Retentions, former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh stated that Delhi Capitals (DC) ought to retain Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs and Jake Fraser-McGurk. In 2020, Delhi Capitals reached their first-ever last. However, within the final season, they narrowly missed the playoffs primarily based on web run fee, with seven wins, seven losses, and a complete of 14 factors. In the 2024 season of the IPL, Pant performed 13 matches and scored 446 runs at a strike fee of 155.40. Star India all-rounder Axar Patel appeared in 14 matches in IPL 2024 and scored 235 runs at a strike fee of 131.28. He additionally picked up 11 wickets at an financial system fee of 24.00.
Tristan Stubbs additionally performed in 14 matches in IPL 2024 and scored 378 runs at a strike fee of 190.91. Jake Fraser-McGurk made his debut within the IPL in 2024 season and performed 9 matches, wherein he scored 330 runs at a strike fee of 234.04.
Speaking with Star Sports, Harbhajan Singh named 5 gamers who must be retained by the Delhi-based franchise. The former India cricketer additionally named Mitchell Marsh who must be retained for the upcoming season of the T20 match.
“We have heard a lot of speculation on whether Rishabh Pant will be retained or not. Time will tell, but if I was a part of the management there, then I would have retained him. Rishabh Pant should be retained. Axar Patel should be retained. Stubbs should be retained. And the 4th player to be retained will be Fraser McGurk. And if you want to retain the 5th player, then it could be Mitch Marsh. Apart from that, I think there is no other player that you would want to retain. Out of those 5 players, I think Delhi Capitals should retain at least 4 of them,” Harbhajan was quoted in a launch from Star Sports as saying.
Earlier within the month, former Indian cricketers Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao joined the teaching workers of Delhi Capitals as head coach and director of cricket, respectively, forward of the subsequent season of the IPL.
Meanwhile, cricketing icon and one among India’s most profitable captains, Sourav Ganguly has been named as Director of Cricket for JSW Sports.
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