Former India opener Wasim Jaffer slammed Delhi Capitals technique on the IPL 2022 public sale as he feels that the franchise bought it flawed by not figuring out the appropriate abroad gamers. Delhi picked simply 7 abroad gamers within the squad when there’s a place of 8 and now they’re going to wrestle as a few of them won’t be out there for choice within the preliminary matches.
Proteas pacer Anrich Nortje has not recovered from the damage and is anticipated to overlook the upcoming season. While their new recruit David Warner and Mitchell Marsh won’t out there for the preliminary matches as they are going to be in Pakistan for the continued tour. The duo will be part of Delhi Capitals from April 6.
Jaffer feels that the present Delhi Capitals appears inferior to their workforce of final two years.
“Delhi Capitals got it wrong with their strategy at the auction. They should have kept the international series’ in mind while picking players. They chose only seven overseas cricketers when the maximum limit is 8. This is not the same DC side as the last two years. Probably Mandeep Singh or Yash Dhull could open. Sarfaraz Khan could bat at 3. They will have to make a lot of adjustments to find the best combination,” Jaffer advised ESPNcricinfo.
Another former opener Aakash Chopra additionally questioned Delhi’s technique of not choosing Ravichandran Ashwin and Shikhar Dhawan within the public sale.
“They have taken Kuldeep Yadav but, on the other hand, Ravichandran Ashwin has been released. Earlier, they had Amit Mishra, now they have to make do with Pravin Dubey and Lalit Yadav. In the batting, they released Shikhar Dhawan and picked Yash Dhull, Mandeep Singh and Srikar Bharat,” he added.
Delhi also released their former captain Shreyas Iyer ahead of the auction as the stylish batter wanted the captaincy role in the squad but the management chose Rishabh Pant as their choice. Iyer was a vital cog in Delhi’s middle-order for the past many years and Jaffer feels it will be very tough for Delhi to find his replacement.
“There is only one Shreyas Iyer, which is why he was sold for ₹12.25 crore. Sarfaraz cannot be his replacement. On paper, the players are promising, but the pedigree is not there with Dhawan, Iyer and Ashwin gone,” he added.
However, Chopra feels that it will be a good opportunity for the youngsters to perform on the big stage.
“The quality of earlier is not there. But with two teams being added, more youngsters will get a chance to play. It will be beneficial for them. Sarfaraz Khan is in great form. He and a few other players will relish that opportunity,” he added.
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