Shreyas Iyer led side who finished as runner up in the recently concluded IPL held in UAE in 2020 will be looking to pick some players that might be some Indian talent which could add depth in their squad as Delhi Capitals have done wonders in IPL from the moment that they have changed their last name from Daredevils to Capitals. Their Assistant coach Mohammad Kaif said that they are clear about the options that they need to pick in order to make sure that the equilibrium of the squad is maintained properly.
Previous editions runner up are all up and gazing at the trophy this year and have retained their core team.
Players retained –
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin, Lalit Yadav, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Pravin Dubey, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Daniel Sams.
Released players:
Mohit Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Keemo Paul, Sandeep Lamichhane, Alex Carey, Jason Roy.
Purse remaining: Rs 12.8 crores
With the combinations of players that they have retained it is ideal that they might be looking for backup wicket keeper to Rishabh Pant especially after they released Carey ahead of IPL 2021. There might be a space for good opening Indian/Overseas batsman as backup and also to add depth in their playing X1.
They might go for Sam Billings, Mohammad Azharuddin or Aaron Finch
Players purchased from the auction: Steve Smith, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Vishnu Vinod, Lukman Meriwala and M Siddharth.
Overall analysis of the squad: They needed an backup wicketkeeper to Rishabh Pant which they have included in form of Sam Billings. They have picked an experience fast bowler in form of Umesh Yadav. They have good all rounder in form of Stonis, Woakes, Curran. However Steve Smith position will be a point of discussion that whether he will open or will play down the order. They might be lacking one Indian batsman as Shaw is going through rough patch.Their strength is bowling for sure but they should have bought more domestic players which should have strengthen their squad to a great extent.