IPL Auction 2020: One player each team should have retained

Delhi Capitals- Chris Morris

Morris is a great fielder. (Image Courtesy: IPLT20.com)

Delhi Capitals enjoyed a brilliant IPL 2019 and have been brimming with enthusiasm throughout the trade window. Capitals acquired the services of R Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane for the upcoming season and traded out four players. In addition to this, they released a host of players including Colin Munro, Colin Ingram, and Chris Morris.

Had Trent Boult been retained, this would've been fine. With him traded to MI, DC seem understaffed when it comes to the pace bowling department as they have only Keemo Paul and Kagiso Rabada. Death bowlers are sure to become hot property at the auction and Delhi have to pay a big sum to get another death bowler anyway.

Chris Morris has been an integral part of the Capitals' setup and has been brilliant with the ball for them sometimes contributing with the bat too. The Proteas pacer had a pretty decent 2019 season picking up 13 wickets from 9 matches and did nothing wrong. With such a great track record, it's weird to see a player like him getting released.

He performed very well in the Vitality T20 Blast for Hampshire and is now doing well in the Mzanzi Super League. Morris is one of the best T20 bowlers in the game and he has shown that on a lot of occasions. Even if they're planning to buy him back at the auction, there are a lot of chances that they might end up paying a lot more than they initially did.

DC should've held on to Morris and saved themselves the job of hunting down another death bowler.