Lack of firepower in Indian fast bowlers a matter of concern for Delhi Capitals

Rishabh Pant’s absence has dealt a blow to Delhi Capitals’ prospects in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) and the lack of firepower among the Indian fast bowlers in their squad is also a matter of concern for them. The Ricky Ponting-coached Delhi team will begin their campaign against Lucknow Supergiants on April 1. The excellent form of Mitchell Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav would have boosted Delhi’s morale but they could not select any Indian player in place of Pant, which is definitely a matter of concern for their team management.

The ‘Impact Player’ rule may prove to be counterproductive for Delhi as there is no one among their experienced players who can prove to be a trump card. The truth is that the Delhi team will depend more on its foreign players. The team analysis of Delhi Capitals is as follows. Strong side There are three foreign players in the Delhi Capitals team who can turn the match on their own. In this, Mitchell Marsh can give Delhi a great start with his aggressive batting in the power play.

Even if he manages to bowl an over or two, it will be icing on the cake for Delhi. Ever since David Warner started playing in the IPL, there has hardly been a season when he hasn’t done well. The only time he failed during this was when he had a tussle with the Sunrisers Hyderabad management. Anrich Norkia is one of the most dangerous fast bowlers in the world. He can bowl at a speed of 150 kmph.

He can prove to be dangerous on most days but batsmen can also make good use of his pace on small grounds. The weak side Rishabh Pant cannot be compensated and head coach Ponting has already accepted this fact. In the absence of Pant, the team does not have another Indian wicketkeeper. This was not taken into account at the time of auction. Delhi have a useful T20 cricketer in Phil Salt, who has some experience of playing in the subcontinent.

But keeping a foreign wicketkeeper would mean that Delhi cannot afford to have a specialist bowler from abroad in their XI while fielding. So it is important that a wicket-keeper like Barinder Vivek Singh or Lavnith Sisodia does well in the trials so that Delhi will get a chance to field an overseas bowler like Mustafizur Rahman who is a useful bowler in the death overs.

This season will be a tough test for Avsar Prithvi Shaw as he will have to destroy all the negative perceptions that have stuck with him since his under-19 team days. His contemporary Shubman Gill has become a star player of the senior team and in such a situation, Prithvi would like to take full advantage of this opportunity. The danger is the dearth of quality India players in Delhi’s fast bowling department. Avesh Khan has joined Lucknow while he has given Shardul Thakur to Kolkata Knight Riders. In such a situation, Delhi will depend on Norkia and Mustafizur in the fast bowling department.

Khaleel Ahmed is making a comeback after a back operation while Ishant Sharma is no longer the pace bowler he used to be. Apart from this, there is the impact player rule which each team will use differently but Delhi lack players who can prove to be a trump card for them by using this rule properly. In such a situation, this rule can also have an adverse effect on Delhi.