IPL 2024: LSG welcomes their star pacer Shamar Joseph on board in a hilarious way. The franchise bought the services of Shamar Joseph for a whopping 3 crores after his heroics at Gabba helped West Indies to outclass Australia for the first time in 27 years. And the franchise used the same landmark to welcome Shamar to their lineup.
In the recent video shared by LSG, Shamar Joseph can be seen sitting in front of a carrom baord & someone just comes in to ask him the ‘Wifi password’. He replies, “Toota hai Gabba ka ghamand.” It is a famous Hindi commentary statement after India chased the target of 320 runs to end Australia’s 32-year unbeaten run at the Gabba. And adding to Australia’s woes, West Indies did the same after they defeated Australia at Gabba, thanks to Joseph who picked up seven wickets in the second innings. Shamar Joseph comes in as England’s Mark Wood replacement.
Fraser McGurk replaced Lungisani Ngidi for IPL 2024
Meanwhile Delhi Capitals on Friday announced Australian all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for Proteas bowler Lungisani Ngidi. IPL released a statement where they announced that the proteas seamer has been ruled out of the upcoming season due to an injury. It added that Fraser-McGurk joined the Delhi-based franchise with his reserve price of Rs 50 lakhs.
“Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a 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 Lac,” IPL stated.
There comes one good news for Delhi Capitals as they will see the return of Rishabh Pant to the lineup. On Tuesday, BCCI gave a major update on Rishabh Pant’s recovery & said that the wicket-keeper batter has been declared fit to participate in the IPL 2024. And based on Rishabh Pant’s performance he will be included in T20 World Cup 2024 lineup.
Delhi Capitals will aim for a resurgence in IPL 2024
Delhi Capitals will look to improve their performance as they ended IPL 2023 at the bottom of the Points table with just 10 Points in their kitty. They registered five wins and lost nine games with a negative run rate of 0.808. Pant’s inclusion to the squad will bolster Delhi’s lineup. Pant has represented DC since 2016 and scored 2,838 runs in 98 matches at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of over 147, with a century and 15 fifties to his name.
The 17th edition of IPL 2024 will begin on March 22 with CSK locking horns with RCB in the opening clash of the IPL 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Delhi will begin their campaign on March 23rd against Delhi Capitals. The Delhi-based franchise will play their home fixtures at Vizag on March 31 and April 3 against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively. Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium will not host the matches just days after hosting the WPL 2024 final on March 17. DC’s other fixtures till April 7 include a March 28 match against the Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur and against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on April 7.
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