[Watch] Lungi Ngidi, Sarfaraz Khan among 4 DC stars to receive kits for IPL 2022

Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman and South African seamer Lungi Ngidi have been offered their brand-new Delhi Capitals (DC) kits after they accomplished their obligatory quarantine on Wednesday (March 30).

Rahman and Ngidi missed the primary sport of the season towards former champions Mumbai Indians (MI), as they have been nonetheless in isolation following the completion of the ODI collection in South Africa.

Other than Rahman and Ngidi, uncapped explosive batter Ripal Patel and dynamic middle-order basher Sarfaraz Khan additionally obtained their new DC kits on Wednesday. Khan didn’t function within the opening sport towards MI, as Mandeep Singh was most well-liked over him.

A video of the identical was shared by the Capitals on their Instagram account.

Watch the video right here:

The Capitals received their opening sport of the fifteenth season. They’ll now look to hold ahead the momentum towards Gujarat Titans in Pune on April 02.

Their victory towards Mumbai was courtesy of a late assault from Lalit Yadav (48* off 38 deliveries) and the all-rounder duo of Axar Patel (38* off 17 deliveries) and Shardul Thakur, who hammered a brisk 11-ball 22.

Availability of international pacers prone to bolster DC’s tempo assault

Delhi might need received their opening sport towards Mumbai, however their bowling efficiency left quite a bit to be desired.

To be honest, the Rishabh Pant-led unit have been massively hampered by the absence of their abroad recruits Anrich Nortje, Rehman and Ngidi. With the latter two set to be obtainable for choice from the following sport, DC’s bowling assault is prone to be bolstered. Nonetheless, it stays to be seen when their spearhead Nortje might be obtainable.

First Nortje and now, Mitch Marsh. Damage record will get longer. Solely 7 abroad gamers on the roster anyway. #DelhiCapitals might be pressured to revisit their public sale technique with some remorse. Sure…they received yesterday. However it’s a lengthy event. #IPL2022

Nortje hasn’t performed a aggressive sport since final yr’s T20 World Cup because of harm. He missed all the worldwide residence summer time for the Proteas. Nortje was cleared to affix the Capitals’ setup for rehabilitation, however a timeline has not been set for his restoration.

“I’m upset to overlook the Pakistan collection however stay up for re-joining the Australian squad for our subsequent tour,” Mitchell Marsh

The Capitals have additionally been plagued with harm to their star all-rounder Mitchell Marsh. He suffered a low-grade hip flexor harm throughout a follow session forward of the ODI collection in Pakistan and has been dominated out of the collection. He’ll now be a part of the Capitals squad, the place he’ll proceed to recuperate below staff physio Patrick Farhart.