With the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to start on September 19, Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting appears to have already got his adrenaline pumping for the franchise-based T20 league. Taking to Twitter, he mentioned, “Cannot wait to begin in underneath two weeks! The faster it will get right here, the higher. All of the boys are in tremendous contact and looking out ahead to the challenges of IPL.” Throughout IPL 2019, DC missed out on a berth within the finals after shedding to Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) within the playoffs by six wickets. This season, the Shreyas Iyer-led group seems to be sturdy with the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Ravichandran Ashwin of their roster.
Earlier referred to as Delhi Daredevils, the group has been a part of the league since its inaugural version in 2008. This 12 months all of the IPL matches will happen within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), because of the rising COVID-19 instances in India.
The wrath of coronavirus has been confronted by the IPL groups in UAE too, with CSK particularly. Delhi Capitals additionally launched an announcement on Sunday, revealing that their assistant physiotherapist has examined optimistic for the lethal virus. He had twice examined destructive through the quarantine interval, and was optimistic for the third one.
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“He was but to fulfill with and had not been in touch with any gamers or employees of the franchise. He was remoted instantly, and is presently on the IPL Isolation Facility in Dubai for the subsequent 14 days, on the finish of which he must produce two destructive studies for him to have the ability to be a part of the Delhi Capitals squad,” the membership mentioned in its assertion.
The Delhi Capitals will play their first match on September 20, towards Kings XI Punjab.
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