IPL 2019: 3 players Delhi Capitals will regret not retaining 

Delhi Capitals have never managed to even reach the final of Indian Premier League. The Delhi fans have not witnessed their team reach the playoffs since 2012. They have started this season on a good note as they have won two of first three matches this season.

Things could have panned out differently for the franchise if they had retained some of their star players. The team management must be kicking themselves for not retaining some of the players who turned out to be legends of IPL. If you could give DC management an opportunity to go back in time, they might want to correct those decisions.

Sadly, it is not possible to correct the blunders made in the past so DC can do nothing except think about what could have been. Let us look at some of the players who could have been retained but were rejected by the Delhi Capitals.

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#1 AB De Villiers

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AB de Villiers was bought by Delhi Daredevils in the first IPL auction. The South African superstar represented the franchise based in the capital in the first three seasons of the Indian Premier League. Before the mega-auction ahead of the fourth season of IPL, DC had a chance to retain him.

But the team management was planning to rebuild the team after finishing 5th in the 3rd season, hence they decided against retaining Mr 360, which proved to be a horrible decision. The South African legend was snapped up by RCB where he raised his game.

While he has never got the chance to lift the IPL trophy, he has not been anything short of exceptional in the IPL. Recently, he became only the second overseas batsmen to complete 4000 runs in IPL. If DC had someone like ABD in their middle order, their batting line up would have looked much more potent.

#2 David Warner

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David Warner made his name in the Indian Premier League with the Delhi Daredevils. The Australian opener played his part in the 2012 IPL season when the Delhi team qualified for the playoffs for the last time. He was poor in the 2013 edition by his high standards, which didn't help in raising his market price.

The Delhi management decided against retaining him, a decision they had to regret. The Australian superstar was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad, where he became an IPL legend. The left-handed batsman has been fantastic for the franchise over the years.

His consistent performances have helped SRH emerge as one of the most consistent teams in the league. He was fantastic in the 2016 campaign when SRH lifted the IPL trophy for the first time. David Warner has been fantastic in this season as he is the current holder of the Orange Cup. While Delhi currently have a good opening combination, a player like Warner at the top of the order would have helped them immensely.

#3 Andre Russell

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Currently, there are not many players who can claim to be more valuable than Andre Russell in the shortest format of the game. The West Indian all-rounder can do everything in the cricket field. He can mercilessly destroy bowling attacks, he can pick wickets and he can even take sensational catches.

Anything which can be done on the cricket field and there is a good probability that Russell is good at it. The KKR superstar has been sensational this season, scoring runs at an average of more than 54 and strike rate of more than 240.

If this is not enough, he has also picked five wickets this season to emerge as one of the early contenders for the player of the tournament award. He used to be a part of the Delhi squad but he never got the chance to show his true potential there. Delhi's loss was KKR's gain, as he has been incredible for the franchise.