MI vs DC: Delhi Capitals has decided to give a chance to 2 new players in the match against Mumbai Indians. He was given the cap of Delhi Capitals before the start of the match and with this it has become clear that Kumar Kushagra will be debuting for Delhi in the upcoming match. Although Jhye Richardson may also be playing his first match for Delhi Capitals, but his IPL debut was for Punjab Kings in the year 2021. Especially if we talk about Kumar Kushagra, he is a wicketkeeper batsman and plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket. Although Delhi has included Jhye Richardson in the playing eleven, Kumar has been kept in the list of substitute players.
Wicketkeeper batsman Kumar Kushagra was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 7.2 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. Kushagra's ability can be gauged from the fact that Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans also made big bids on him in the auction. Kumar came into limelight when he scored 227 runs in 5 innings in the recent edition of Deodhar Trophy. Apart from this, he also made a lot of headlines in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, where he helped his team achieve the target of 355 runs by playing an inning of 67 runs in 37 balls against Maharashtra.
On the other hand, if we talk about Jay Richardson, he is a right arm fast bowler of Australia. He got a chance to play only 3 matches for Punjab Kings in IPL 2021, in which he took 3 wickets. But this time in the auction, Delhi Capitals had bid Rs 5 crore for him. Richardson has taken 19 wickets in 18 matches while playing for Australia in International T20 cricket. Apart from this, in ODI cricket he has taken 27 wickets in 15 matches.
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