Karun Nair and Axar Patel for DC (Source: @DelhiCapitals/X.com)
The caravan of the Indian Premier League has moved to the Visakhapatnam, and it is Delhi Capitals going up against Lucknow Super Giants. Axar Patel, the new DC captain has won the toss and has decided to bowl first on a good batting deck, and both the teams have made some interesting selection decisions.
Delhi Capitals will be without KL Rahul, but they have plenty of superstars in their line-up. However, one name that has been a talk of the town for his exploits at the domestic level is not included in the playing XI, and he is Karun Nair. The right-handed batter is out of the playing XI because DC already have plenty of top order batters in their arsenal like Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser McGurk, and Abishek Porel.
Also, they are bowling first, and so they can bring in an extra batter in the second half as an Impact Player. Karun Nair is included in the Impact Player list which means that he can come out to bat in the second innings.
Delhi Capitals' Playing XI vs LSG
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abishek Porel (wk), Sameer Rizvi, Axar Patel (c), Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar
Impact Players: Delhi Capitals: Karun Nair, Darshan Nalkande, Tripurana Vijay, Ashutosh Sharma, Donovan Ferreira
However, Delhi Capitals also have the option of Ashutosh Sharma in their Impact Players list, and if they feel the need of a finisher, he could be brought in as well.
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