The Delhi Capitals remained silent and submissive in this phase of retentions, as much informed to ESPNcricinfo, they have now dropped a bombshell. The likely retention options as informed by ESPNcricinfo, would be many but not Rishabh Pant.
The likely reports who have been supposed to be included on the side would have Axar Patel, the Capitals all-rounder who has excelled for India in the T20 World Cup played in the USA as well. Patel played a fine hand against South Africa in the finals alongside Virat Kohli to hand India a respectable total.
He will be the first priority retention option for Delhi Capitals, while Kuldeep Yadav will be their next key retention. The new coaching unit of the Delhi Capitals which includes the likes of Hemang Badani and Venugopal Rao, has also recognised overseas players in Jake Fraser-McGurk and Tristian Stubbs as possible retention options.
Though the Delhi Capitals have not confirmed the overall amount of purses amount to be deduced as per the retention slabs, they would at least have a carnage of 65 Crores for the retention of these players, only one among them being uncapped.
Delhi’s uncapped retention is not surprising, owing to Abhishek Porel’s immense contributions to the Capitals set up last edition, as he can also be a suitable option to keep the wickets especially when the Capitals have not decided the future of Rishabh Pant.
Pant as per reports has made certain claims which have not been taken by the Delhi Capitals, while a source revealed on having a conversation with Pant later this day, though Shreyas Iyer has been in demand by the GMR group for the Capitals side, with him being a probable option for skipper in the IPL.
