IPL 2023: 5 Indian players Delhi Capitals can sign as Rishabh Pant's replacement

Rishabh Pant has been a game-changer with the bat for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. Slotting in at the middle order, the southpaw has put up an exhibition of his swashbuckling stroke play and dismantled top-drawer attacks for fun. Pant has featured in 98IPL matches and has scored 2838 runs at a strike rate of 147.97. Also, he has been carrying out Delhi’s leadership duties since the 2021 season. Pant met with a car accident on the Delhi-Dehradun highway on December 30 while driving to Roorkee. He is currently hospitalized and is under careful observation. It has been recently confirmed by Sourav Ganguly that the 25-year-old will miss the 16th edition of the cash-rich league. Let us look at the players Delhi can sign to fill the wicketkeeper-batter’s void for the forthcoming season. 5 Indian players DC can sign as Rishabh Pant's replacement for IPL 2023 5. Aryan Juyal Aryan Juyal is one of the exciting prospects in Indian domestic circles. The 21-year-old has featured in 28 List-A matches and scored 1026 runs at an average of 41.04. Talking about the T20 format, he has scored 285 runs in 14 matches at a strike rate of 121.27. Juyal was sensational in the 2022 season of the Vijay Hazare Trophy and put bowling attacks under the pump with his stroke play. The wicketkeeper-batter featured in eight matches for Uttar Pradesh and notched up 494 runs at an average of 70.57. Though the youngster generally bats at the top order, he has the potential to play in the middle order. And given Juyal has been in a rich vein of form of late, Delhi Capitals could ponder over adding him to their arsenal. 4. Priyam Garg Priyam Garg has been a proven performer in the Indian domestic circuit. FC cricket has been his happy hunting ground where he has scored 1512 runs in 22 matches at an average of 50.40. He has been superb in List-A cricket as well and has scored 1153 runs in 36 matches at a strike rate of 91.36. Garg was associated with Sunrisers Hyderabad from the year 2020 to 2022 where he was not quite consistent with his performances. The youngster played 21 games for the Hyderabad franchise and could manage only 251 runs at a strike rate of 115.14. Following his mediocre showing, SRH moved past him and he did not find an IPL gig at the 2023 player auction. Though Garg has not been at his best in the IPL arena, he has shown glimpses of brilliance and taken top-quality bowling attacks to the cleaners. Therefore, Delhi Capitals could look at him as Pant's replacement for the coming season. 3. Baba Indrajith Baba Indrajith has been a run-bank in the Indian domestic arena. The 28-year-old has featured in 62 FC matches and scored 4275 runs at an average of 52.77. Talking about List-A cricket, he scored 1268 runs in 49 matches at an average of 45.28. Kolkata Knight Riders signed Indrajith at the 2022 mega auction to bolster their batting line-up. However, he could not perform as per expectations and could score only 21 runs at a strike rate of 70.00. As Tamil Nadu batter failed to impress with his limited showings, KKR parted ways with him. The wicketkeeper-batter went under the hammer at IPL 2023 auction but no franchise showed interest in signing him. Indrajith has shown his class in the domestic arena time and time again and has the might to shine in the cash-rich league if given a longer run. Thus, Delhi Capitals could eye him as a potential candidate to fill Pant’s boots in the 16th IPL edition. 2. Sheldon Jackson Sheldon Jackson has been a bankable name in the Indian domestic circuit. He has featured in 85 FC games, accumulating 6235 runs at an average of 49.48. Talking about the shortest format, the middle-order batter has scored 1690 runs in 77 games at a strike rate of 119.77. Jackson was prolific with the bat in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2022 and scored 297 runs in 10 matches at an average of 49.50. In the finals of the tournament, he played a magnificent knock of 133* runs off 136 balls to help Saurashtra clinch the title. The ace batter has been delivering the goods in the domestic arena time and time again and given Jackson is in pristine touch, Delhi Capitals could be tempted to sign him as Pant’s injury replacement. Further, the Bhavnagar-born is an awesome glovesman and has shown his keeping brilliance even in the IPL. Therefore, DC signing Sheldon seems on the cards. 1. Sachin Baby Sachin Baby has been a consistent performer in the domestic circuit. The 34-year-old has featured in 94 List-A matches and has scored 3067 runs at an average of 40.89. Coming to the T20 format, he has smashed 1877 runs in 96 matches at a strike rate of 130.89. Sachin has displayed his ability to take the attack to the opposition right from the get-go and change the course of the game in the favour of his side. Also, the ace batter was shown his ability to switch gears and has played some composed knocks for his state.. Sachin showed his batting might in the 2022 season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He made eight appearances for Kerela and smashed 206 runs at a strike rate of 129.55. Also, the southpaw has a decent experience of playing in the lucrative T20 tournament. Therefore, the Delhi franchise could look to sign him to bolster the batting line-up.

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