Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Harshit Rana- Top Picks for Delhi Premier League
Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull and Harshit Rana came out as the top picks of the day for the inauguration of the Delhi Premier League. As per a report, Purani Dilli 6 grabbed Pant and Ishant for their side while North Delhi Strikerz took Harshit and Dhull went with Central Delhi Kings.
Purani Dilli 6 gathered a terrifying squad built around the explosive wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, and experienced Ishant Sharma. Other than these two, the franchise also bagged all-rounder Lalit Yadav, and batting all-rounder Shivam Sharma. 20-year-old opening batsman and off-spinner Arpit Rana and right-arm pacer Prince Yadav are also on the list.
The West Delhi Lions first picked Mumbai Indians’ Hrithik Shokeen, followed by Navdeep Saini. Middle order batsman Dev Lakra, bowling all-rounder Deepak Punia and off-spinner Shivank Vashisth were this team’s first 5 picks.
The North Delhi Strikerz had their priority in pace bowling, and hence they took Harshit Rana a their draft pick. Noticing thing is, Rana set the most recent edition of IPL in complete chaos as he took 19 wickets in just 13 matches, and is now on his maiden tour with Indian team. The Strikerz also bagged leg-spinner Suyash Sharma, along with medium pacer Pranshu Vijayran, former U-19 player Vaibhav Kandpal, and Kshitiz Sharma.
The central Delhi Kings began with taking the former Indian U-19 skipper Yash Shull and then right-handed leg spinner Prince Choudhary. Others were opening batsman Hiten Dalal, all-rounder Jonty Sidhu and wicketkeeper-batsman Lakshay Thareja.
The East Delhi Riders secured wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat, while also taking pace bowler Simarjeet Singh. Himmat Singh was also one of their top picks for batting lineup along with medium pacer Himanshu Chauhan and slow arm bowler Harsh Tyagi for their bowling lineup.
For the South Delhi Superstars, they began with taking middle-order batsman Ayush Badoni. Left-arm fast bowler Kuldeep Yadav was their next choice before taking 23-year-old Priyansh Arya and batting all-rounder Sumit Mathur
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