Delhi Capitals have made an important decision ahead of IPL 2024. If reports are to be believed, the Delhi team has released Indian batsman Manish Pandey and domestic cricket star Sarfaraz Khan. Just before the auction, Delhi made an important decision. The Delhi team had finished ninth in IPL 2023.
According to news agency PTI, Delhi Capitals have parted ways with Sarfaraz Khan and Manish Pandey, meaning they have been sacked. Manish Pandey, who was struggling with poor form, scored just 160 runs in 10 games and 9 innings for the team in the 2023 tournament. Manish Pandey has played 170 IPL matches so far, batting in 158 innings, scoring 3808 runs at an average of 29.07 and a strike rate of 120.97. During this period he has scored 1 century and 22 half-centuries.
While wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Khan, who has proven his mettle in domestic cricket, has not left a mark in the IPL. He scored only 53 runs in 4 matches for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023. In such a situation, due to poor performances, Delhi decided to release him. Sarfaraz has played 50 IPL matches in his career so far in which he scored 585 runs in 37 innings at an average of 22.50 and a strike rate of 130.58.
It is noteworthy that David Warner took charge of Delhi Capitals in the absence of Rishabh Pant in IPL 2023. Under Warner’s captaincy, the Delhi team was only able to win five out of 14 games, after which the Delhi team was ranked 9th in the points table at the end of the tournament.