3 players who could be surplus at Delhi Capitals

Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, clearly seem to be the major contenders to win the IPL 2019 owing to their great recruits in the recently-concluded 2019 IPL Auction. After having traded Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad for Vijay Shankar, Abhishek Sharma and Shahbaz Nadeem in the trade window, they entered the auction with a purse of ₹25.50 crore INR.

Their signings look completely fascinating as they have managed to get the likes of Colin Ingram for 6.40 crore INR, Axar Patel for 5 crore INR, Hanuma Vihari for 2 crore INR and Ishant Sharma for 1.10 crore INR. They have also on-boarded several uncapped Indian cricketers including Nathu Singh, Jalaj Saxena, and Bandaru Ayyappa.

The franchise would be tempted to have the new signings in the starting line-ups and as a result, several of the remaining cricketers could be considered as surplus to the team's requirements.

On that note, let us take a look at the cricketers who could be surplus at Delhi Capitals.

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#3 Nathu Singh

Nathu Singh, the bowler from Rajasthan, finally managed to find a franchise after going unsold in the 2018 IPL Auction. He was the toast of the nation when Mumbai Indians roped him for a mammoth price of 3.20 crore INR in 2016.

He did not make a single appearance for MI that year and later went to play for the now-defunct Gujarat Lions in 2017. Despite not giving away many runs, he was not considered as the ideal bowler for T20 format due to his exaggerated bowling style.

In the recently-concluded auction, he was bought by Delhi Capitals at his base price of 20 lakhs. However, he might not get any chance to feature in the lineup and might be considered as surplus due to the plethora of fast bowlers DC possess in their squad.

#2 Jayant Yadav

Jayant Yadav

Jayant Yadav was one among the four spinners to have been retained by Delhi Capitals. The bowling all-rounder from Delhi has been a part of Delhi Capitals since 2014. However, his performances in the Indian Premier League have been below-par and he has very little experience in the T20 format under his belt.

In spite of being in the fray for four seasons, he has made just 10 appearances and has just 4 wickets to his name. His stature as an off-spinner has completely gone down in the IPL and he wasn't given a single chance in 2018 edition of the IPL as he was overlooked in favour of Nepal's spin sensation Sandeep Lamichhane.

With Delhi Capitals having plenty of Indian all-rounders including Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Jalaj Saxena and Rahul Tewatia in the ranks, Delhi Capitals wouldn't want to avail the services of Jayant Yadav.

#1 Colin Munro

Colin Munro

Colin Munro, the second best T20I batsman in the world currently, was retained by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2019 Auction. The swashbuckling opener never really managed to get going and failed to perform during the 2018 IPL season.

Out of the 5 matches, he played last season, he managed a meagre 63 runs at a poor average of 12.60. However, Delhi Capitals might have retained him for his quickfire knocks and for providing flier starts to the team.

For the upcoming edition of the IPL, the Kiwi opener might most probably be used only as a backup opener and it would also be an uphill task for him to break into the team as Delhi Capitals have able Indian openers in the form of Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw. Added to that, having Munro in the lineup would take up a foreign slot as well.

Hence, Colin Munro might surely be a surplus at Delhi Capitals.