South Africa’s tearaway pacer Anrich Nortje has joined Delhi Capitals’ camp for the seventeenth version of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The right-arm quick bowler has lately recovered from a again harm that value him a spot in South Africa’s World Cup 2023 squad.
Nortje is coming into the IPL on the again of some cheap match follow that he obtained in the course of the CSA T20 Challenge whereas taking part in for Warriors.
The 30-year-old performed three video games within the CSA T20 Challenge in opposition to KwaZulu-Natal Inland, Boland and Western Province and picked up two wickets.
Notably, Nortje received injured in the course of the second ODI of the five-match collection in opposition to Australia in September after experiencing again spasms. He was subsequently dominated out of the World Cup in India.
Nortje’s addition is probably going to bolster the pace assault of Delhi Capitals who seemed out of types within the sport in opposition to Punjab Kings on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh.
Delhi utilised 4 pace-bowling choices throughout their conflict in opposition to Punjab Kings within the type of Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Sumit Kumar and Mitchell Marsh however barring Ishant not one of the different pacers managed to make an impression.
Delhi can afford to take a breather now with Nortje’s arrival as Ishant is presently recovering from an ankle harm he suffered within the sport in opposition to PBKS.
Ishant twisted his proper ankle whereas attempting to area the ball at mid-wicket within the sixth over of PBKS’ innings and could not full his quota of 4 overs.
Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2024
David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shai Hope, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Ricky Bhui, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sumit Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Ishant Sharma, Abishek Porel, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Vicky Ostwal, Praveen Dubey, Prithvi Shaw, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Dar Salam, Kumar Kushagra, Yash Dhull, Swastik Chikara.
