IPL 2019: 3 international stars who could be key for Delhi Capitals

The Delhi Capitals have assembled quite a potent side for this edition of the IPL and as is apparent with the name change, they are ready to do all that it takes for a change in fortunes. Their costliest signing was that of T20 veteran Colin Ingram for INR 6.4 Crore and they also made a couple of smart signings in Sherfane Rutherford and Hanuma Vihari.

Before the auction, they traded the trio of Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar and Abhishek Sharma to SRH in return for hometown boy Shikhar Dhawan. Their top order looks formidable this season while their overseas pace battery too seems impressive.

Here's their squad for IPL 2019: Shreyas Iyer(C), Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant, Manjot Kalra, Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Rahul Tewatia, Harshal Patel, Amit Mishra, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Sandeep Lamichhane, Avesh Khan, Hanuma Vihari, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Ankush Bains, Colin Ingram, Sherfane Rutherford, Keemo Paul, Jalaj Saxena and Bandaru Ayyappa

Here are 3 international stars who could be the key for the Capitals in IPL 2019.

Honorable Mentions:

1) Trent Boult

2) Chris Morris

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#1 Sandeep Lamichhane

Sandeep Lamichhane

The 18-year-old has been a revelation and is the latest addition to the list of leg-spinners to have made it big in the IPL.

The Nepal spinner excelled in the Big Bash League where he picked up 11 wickets in just 8 matches at a miserly economy rate of 6.57 and if he can do so much on Aussie pitches, his form on Indian pitches would be frightening.

He can combine well with Amit Mishra and Axar Patel and learn from the experienced duo. He picked up 5 wickets in the 3 matches he played last season and was excellent for them towards the closing end of the season.

#2 Colin Ingram

Colin Ingram

Colin Ingram was the costliest buy for the Capitals and the veteran deserves the amount after being snubbed in previous years' auctions. Ingram is one of the best freelance T20 cricketers in the world. He has scored close to 6000 runs in T20s across the globe at a steady average of 31.02 and a great strike-rate of 140.53.

To maintain that level of consistency over such a long period of time shows his excellence.

He will add more bite to the top order which is packed with world-class Indian players like Shaw, Dhawan, Iyer and Pant, and could be a very crucial player for them this season.

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#3 Kagiso Rabada

Kagiso Rabada

The Delhi Capitals really lacked quality in their pace bowling department last season and with their star pacers Morris and Kagiso Rabada injured, they looked seriously understaffed in that department.

Rabada is expected to feature this time around but will not remain with the side for the entire duration of the tournament. However, he's certainly expected to make a huge impact in the time in which he stays as his pace and bounce can trouble any batsman.

He's in the 3rd position in the ICC Test Bowlers' Rankings and 7th in the ODI Bowlers' Rankings and is a handy batsman as well. He has played good knocks in the past and combined with his bowling, he'll be a certainty in the playing XI. He's in great form ahead of this season and if he fires, the Capitals can have a great season and even push for the title.