Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma got an injury during in India tour of New Zealand 2020. That injury has ruled him out in the second Test match of the series and the IPL 2020. It is a big blow to the franchise of Delhi Capitals.
Delhi Capitals player Kagiso Rabada has also suffered an injury, and now, Ishant Sharma has joined on the list of injured players.
Ishant Sharma is recovering soon, and he may be available in the second half of the IPL 2020 tournament. The BCCI is likely to order better treatment for Ishant’s injury. The injury would have ruled him out from the entire IPL season. In IPL 2019 season Delhi Capitals bowler Ishant Sharma has a crucial role in the bowling attack.
Who Can Replace Ishant Sharma In Delhi Capitals:
1. Kulwant Khejrolia
Delhi capitals team management will have to select an Indian player to replace Ishant Sharma. They are looking to lay the rope on the Indian fast bowler because they have not a strong batting lineup.
As a reason for not having good players on the non-selling list, one player who likes to sign for Delhi Capitals is the left-hander seam bowler Kulwant Khejrolia from Unum.
He had played for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Also, he represented Delhi at the national level, so he has a good knowledge of the track at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium.
2. Barinder Sran
Barinder Sran is a former player in the Mumbai Indians franchise. He is also on the list of best-selling players. He played a total of 48 T20 matches. In the Matches, he took 46 wickets in 48 innings. He played two T20I Matches for India. He took six wickets.
The T20 World Cup 2020 is coming soon. So that India needs an excellent bowler. That’s why Delhi capitals should try to sign Sran because he hopes this IPL season will return to international cricket.
3. Rahul Shukla
Right-arm fast bowler Shukla caught the eye of Rajasthan Royals fans in the IPL. But he has been staying away from IPL for some time. But he can return when signed.
He recently played for the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy for Jharkhand. He has played 47 T20 matches in his career and took 52 wickets. It is indicating that he was the wicket-taker, who could destroy the opposition’s batting lineup with his speed.
Shukla has three fours- wicket hauls and one five-wickets haul in T20 cricket. As such, he could be a good backup option for the Delhi Capitals pace bowling attack. Therefore, these are the list of pacers if Ishant Sharma is unable to recover from his injury.