IPL 2021 Retention: The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to be held between April and May. And unlike the previous season, the BCCI is making efforts to host the tournament in India. Ahead of the mega-event, on Wednesday where all the eight franchises retained and released players from the team ahead of the mini-auction.
The Shreyas Iyer-led Delhi Capitals had a season to remember in the previous edition. All the players must have been happy with their performance in IPL 2020 where they ended up being the finalist for the first time in the history of the tournament.
Under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, Delhi Capitals were quite consistent throughout the season. Opener Shikhar Dhawan turned out to be their leading run-getter with 618 runs at an average of 44.14 in 17 innings. He also became the first player in the history of IPL history to hit back-to-back centuries.
As a result, on Wednesday, Delhi Capitals retained Shikhar Dhawan, along with Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Anrich Nortje for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League, which is scheduled to be held between April and June. Besides, these players the franchise retained a number of key players.
Here’s a list of all the players retained by Delhi Capitals:
Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada
Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dube, Lalit Yadav, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Daniel Sams
DC Original Squad for IPL 2020
Marcus Stoinis, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Praveen Dubey, Anrich Nortje, Harshal Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Daniel Sams, Mohit Sharma, Alex Carey, Avesh Khan, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Lalit Yadav
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