Ranking 10 worst player releases by Delhi Capitals in IPL history
A deep look at the players and their stints with Delhi suggests that the franchise was good enough to eye the talent but not back it for long enough.
7. Tillakaratne Dilshan
Not too long ago, Tillakaratne Dilshan was the backbone of the Sri Lankan batting in white-ball cricket. There was a period between 2009 and 2015 when Dilshan’s stock as a white-ball dasher was at its height. This was driven by his performances ever since his career-changing move of opening the batting.
But, before that happened, Delhi had already got him on board with a contract ahead of the inaugural season in 2008. Though his first appearance was not too good, he turned out to be a key player in the 2009 season. In 14 matches, he made 418 runs at a strike rate of 122.58. Dilshan failed to repeat his performance in the 2010 season.
His underwhelming show made the bosses of the Delhi franchise take the call of releasing him. He traveled to the Royal Challengers Bangalore along with another star of the time, AB de Villiers. Had he not been released one can only wonder if Delhi would have had better outcomes between 2011 and 2017, given their absolutely terrible record in that period.
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