Delhi Capitals on March 15 announced the decision to rope in Jake Fraser-McGurk as an injury replacement for pacer Lungi Ngidi.
Ngidi, who had played recently in the SA20, will not be taking part in the upcoming season and this prompted Capitals to go for Fraser-McGurk.
The youngster had already represented the Dubai Capitals, DC’s sister franchise, in the ILT20 this year and made a big impact during his time with the side. In the ILT20, he played three matches for the Capitals and scored 109 runs with a top score of 51 and a staggering strike-rate of 213.72.
“Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as replacement for Lungisani Ngidi for the upcoming edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.”
“Ngidi, who has played 14 IPL matches and has 25 wickets against his name, was ruled out of the TATA IPL 2024 due to injury.”
“Jake Fraser-McGurk has played 2 ODIs for Australia. He joins DC for his reserve price of INR 50 Lakh,” read the statement from IPL.
Fraser-McGurk had played two ODI matches for Australia recently and made head turns in both matches against West Indies with the attacking intent he showed early on.
Delhi Capitals will also be missing the services of England batter Harry Brook, who they had bought in the IPL 2024 auction for 4 crores. Brook decided to withdraw from the tournament to mourn his grandmother’s death and be with his family. DC are yet to name a replacement for Brook.
The Capitals will be welcoming back Rishabh Pant into their fold as the Indian wicketkeeper was declared to play in IPL 2024 after an intense 14-month rehab and recovery process.
DC will begin their campaign on March 23 against Punjab Kings in Mohali.
Delhi Capitals Full Squad for IPL 2024
Rishabh Pant, Pravin Dubey, David Warner, Vicky Ostwal, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Abishek Porel, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Khaleel Ahmed, Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Yash Dhull, Mukesh Kumar, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Swastik Chhikara.
