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#1 Addition of Shikhar Dhawan
Last season we had seen young stars like Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw carry the batting onus of the Capitals. This year the batting order has been strengthened with the addition of an experienced player - Shikhar Dhawan.
Arguably Dhawan's biggest strength is Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium. The southpaw has played at the stadium since he was a child and even scored 92* out of 50 balls last season at this venue. He knows the pitch quite well and can play a massive role at the top of the order.
Last season he scored 497 runs at a strike rate of 136.91 and would be hoping to replicate the same form in the forthcoming edition.
Prithvi Shaw possesses a high strike rate of 153.12 and scored 245 runs in 9 matches. He can pair up with Shikhar Dhawan as an opener and even take some able guidance from him.
Also to mention, with the purchase of Colin Munro, the squad looks stronger than ever. Munro has a high strike rate of 161 and has scored 3 centuries in T20Is. The team management can now breathe a sigh of relief with this batting unit.
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