IPL 2022: We’ll back Indian bowlers - Delhi Capitals’ assistant coach Pravin Amre

Khaleel Ahmed; (right) India’s Chetan Sakariya (right) celebrates with teammate Prithvi Shaw after dismissing Sri Lanka’s Dhananjaya de Silva during the third ODI at Colombo last year. Pics/AFP, Getty Images

Delhi Capitals' assistant coach Pravin Amre has said that the team's strategy in this year's IPL will be to back Indian bowlers, as with South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje in the side, the franchise is in a great position to explore several combinations.

‘Pleased with our buys'

Expressing his happiness with the players the team had bought in the Indian Premier League Mega Auction, Amre said on Sunday that, "We are quite pleased with our buys. We have a good bank of Indian fast bowlers. Our strategy is to back Indian bowlers, because with Nortje in our squad, we can use various other combinations. We will get these options of combinations with a left-arm seamer like Chetan Sakariya and Khaleel Ahmed."

Pravin Amre

Delhi Capitals picked up Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya on Sunday, with the franchise snapping the former for R5.25 crore. Left-arm pacer Ahmed is returning to DC after two seasons with the franchise in 2016 and 2017.

On Sunday, the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise acquired some exciting Indian players with India batsman Mandeep Singh being bought for Rs 1.10 crore, while the left-arm duo of Khaleel Ahmed and Chetan Sakariya were acquired for Rs 5.25 crore and Rs 4.20 crore, respectively.

"Sakariya is a very exciting talent. He had a tremendous IPL season the last time, and we were expecting Sakariya's price to be higher. And, Khaleel is a player who was with us in the past, so we know him. He has also been performing well in T20 cricket for the past three years. So with the Indian pacers, we can use various combinations," added the DC assistant coach.

Khaleel, the skiddy left-arm pacer, who spent four seasons at Sunrisers Hyderabad, has taken 32 wickets in 24 IPL matches. He has picked 87 scalps in 69 matches in his T20 career.
Chetan Sakariya made his IPL and India debut last year. The left-arm pacer had an impressive stint with Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2021, picking 14 wickets in 14 games at an average of 30.42 and an economy rate of 8.19. He was the second highest wicket-taker for Rajasthan Royals last season.

Mandeep excited to join DC

Expressing his excitement to join Delhi Capitals, said, "I feel great to be a part of Delhi Capitals team. Thank you Delhi Capitals management for showing faith in me. I will give my absolute best to the franchise. Looking forward to a great season ahead. Ye hai Nayi Dilli!"

Mandeep has scored 1674 runs in 105 matches with a strike rate of 124.09 in his IPL career. The right-handed batsman, who has represented teams like Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings in the past seasons, had a remarkable season for the Punjab-based franchise in IPL 2012 when he was awarded the Emerging-player-of-the-year' award for scoring 432 runs in 16 matches.

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No. of wickets claimed by Chetan Sakariya in 38 T20 matches

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