IPL 2019, KKR vs DC- 3 changes that Delhi Capitals should make to get back to winning ways

Delhi Capitals's got off to a brilliant start to this season's Indian Premier League as they beat three-time time champions Mumbai Indians by a comfortable margin at Wankhede. However, in the second game, MS Dhoni's side took advantage of Shreyas Iyer's inexperienced captaincy; as Chennai Super Kings registered a comfortable win against them. Playing their second home match, Delhi will be looking to make full use of the short boundaries of Feroz Shah Kotla and the extremely good batting track to get back to winning ways.

They face Kolkata Knight Riders with whom, they had a mixed journey in 2018 where they won one match with a huge margin; while lost the second one, due to an equally poor performance. In order get back to winning ways, they must make three changes in their team which can help them get the better of their opponents.

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#3 Sandeep Lamichhane for Rahul Tewatia

The first change that Delhi should make is bringing in Sandeep Lamichhane in place of Rahul Tewatia. The biggest reason for doing so is that the Nepali spinner has way more variations in his bag than Rahul Tewatia. Secondly, he is harder to read and not many batsmen can tonk him around the ground. Feroz Shah Kotla is a short ground and it becomes easier to haul Tewatia over the park as he does give flight to his delivery. Lamichhane has a good record in T20's and Tewatia's economy rate is extremely concerning for Iyer's men. He has leaked runs at an economy of nine and ten runs per over in the opening two games of the season. Moreover, he hasn't been too handy with the bat and it would make complete sense to swap him for the young spinner.

#2 Harshal Patel for Keemo Paul

Keemo Paul has failed with the bat (Picture courtesy: BCCI/iplt20.com)

Keemo Paul's bowling has been a bright spot in the two matches that he has played. He has stuck to his line and lengths and has not leaked a lot of runs and looked like a bowler, who is hard to score runs off. However, he plays the role of an all-rounder in the team and he hasn't impressed anyone with his batting. He has managed to score a duck and three runs in the two innings that he has played so far.

Moreover, he came in at a time when the team had a solid foundation and all he needed to do was get the big shots. However, he failed to do so and that is why Harshal Patel needs to come into the team. Patel had a good season in 2018 and he played a couple of impressive knocks. The 28-year-old is a dependable bowler and is primarily a batting all-rounder, which is why it makes complete sense to send him ahead of Keemo Paul in the team.

#1 Trent Boult in place of Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma's place in the team is under the scanner (picture courtesy: BCCI/iplt20.com

To be fair, Ishant Sharma hasn't done anything wrong in particular to lose his spot in the team and leaving him out will be slightly unfair. However, there is a difference between not doing badly and really making an impact in the game; which Ishant Sharma has failed to do. His economy rates of 9.33 and 8.50 is something that the team cannot rely on. With the slot of a foreign player open in the team, the management can replace him with Trent Boult. The Kiwi pacer has a knack of picking up wickets in the powerplay and is more than efficient in the death. Also, he can swing the ball much more than Ishant Sharma and in a small ground like Delhi, the 30-year might find it hard to control the runs. Hence, Boult should get the nod ahead of Ishant Sharma for the Delhi Capitals.