Aakash Chopra on the Delhi Capitals’ strengths ahead into IPL 2024: “The top five are absolutely mind-blowing.”
Aakash Chopra on the Delhi Capitals’ strengths ahead into IPL 2024
Aakash Chopra made his Test debut against New Zealand in Ahmedabad in late 2003. As India looked for an opening partner for Virender Sehwag, his Delhi colleague.
Chopra struck two half-centuries against New Zealand in the second Test of the 2003-04 season at Mohali.
On the 2003-04 tour of Australia, he regularly collaborated with Virender Sehwag, including two century opening partnerships in Melbourne and Sydney.
Aakash Chopra believes the Delhi Capitals’ (DC) top-order batting is one of their assets going into the IPL 2024.
David Warner (516) was the Capitals’ leading run-scorer in IPL 2023. However, Prithvi Shaw and Mitchell Marsh struggled previous season.
They will hope that both of them are back to their explosive bests, and that Rishabh Pant, who has returned to the mix this year, is also his previous self.
Chopra mentioned that DC can play Jake Fraser-McGurk instead of Tristan Stubbs.
However, he acknowledged that the Australian big hitter feels more at ease higher up the order than at No. 5.
“Their spin department is good” – Aakash Chopra on the Delhi Capitals’ other strength
Aakash Chopra identified the Delhi Capitals’ spin department as another advantage heading into IPL 2024.
While noting that the Capitals do not have a terrific third spinner, the cricketer-turned-commentator stated that the presence of Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel strengthens their spin attack.
Axar and Kuldeep took 21 wickets between them in the IPL 2023.
While the orthodox left-arm spinner took 11 wickets in 13 innings at an impressive economy rate of 7.19, the left-arm wrist-spinner dismissed 10 in 14 innings while yielding an average of 7.36 runs per over.
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