IPL 2020: Areas of improvement for all 8 franchises

5. Delhi Capitals:

Squad- Shreyas Iyer(c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Avesh Khan, Alex Carey, Tushar Deshpande, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Sandeep Lamichanne, Amit Mishra, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Keemo Paul, Kagiso Rabada, Ajinkya Rahane, Jason Roy, Ishant Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav

Delhi Capitals lack finishers in their lineup. They have a batting heavy top order, but they are falling short on proper finishers. They will have players like Marcus Stoinis, Keemo Paul, Axar Patel and Ravi Ashwin to fill up the slots from 6 to 8. None of these batsmen are power-hitting game-changers. They are heavily reliant on the young top order to perform consistently, which in turn increases the pressure on them.

Delhi also fell short on replacements for their mainstay pacers. Apart from Rabada, Ishant and Mohit, they don’t have reliable pacers in their squads. Ishant is also injury prone, and it is to be seen how he sustains himself over the course of 14 games. Meanwhile, Avesh Khan is a potential replacement, who is also inexperienced.

The lack of all-rounders is something that might be a cause of concern for the Delhi-based side, Marcus Stoinis and Axar Patel are the only major all-rounders in the lineup. Neither of them have been in good form recently, which might prove to be a headache for Delhi. Too many specialists might just spoil their broth.