Delhi Capitals Thinking to Buy Ajinkya Rahane
Delhi's capitals are reportedly interested in buying star Ajinkya Rahane from Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2020. The former Rajasthan Royals skipper had a mediocre season with the bat last season. He had to give up the captaincy in the middle of last season to not inspire the Royals to positive results. The Royals replaced Rahane with Steve Smith as team captain after losing six of their first eight games.
Rahane was named team captain in 2018 after BCCI banned Smith from participating in the IPL because of the ball-tampering scandal. Rahane's performance as captain was not impressive at all, he won only 9 of the 23 matches he led. He was not at his best, perhaps because of the burden of the captaincy. During his captaincy in the past two seasons, Rahane scored 455 runs in 16 innings at an average of 30.33.
In the last season, he managed only 393 runs in 14 games, including one hit out of 105. Rahane has been with the Royals since 2012 and has been one of its mainstays. Delhi's capitals are now looking to strengthen their ranks in Rahane, according to Bangalore Mirror. The part of Delhi is full of young and an experienced drummer like Rahane could be perfect for them. Delhi's capitals are in negotiations with the royals now.
Delhi performed very well last season to qualify for the playoffs and will want to continue this promising season. They already have Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant and Prithvi Shaw in their ranks. The addition of Rahane will only strengthen the stick. The media also claimed that the Royals were in negotiations with Kings XI Punjab to exchange their K Gowtham pot with Ravichandran Ashwin.
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