IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals Best Playing XI

Delhi Capitals best playing XI for IPL 2021 will be mainly dictated by the presence and absence of Shreyas Iyer. In his absence there can be a tweak in the overseas players with Steve Smith stepping in to the sheet anchor role along with Ajinkya Rahane. So we are taking a look in to both possibilities.

The bowling worries for the 3rd pacer have been taken care of at the auction by signing up Umesh Yadav at his base price and with Ishant Sharma also fit, Delhi Capitals can breath easy.

The spin combination of Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin reaped rewards last year and will continue to do so.

The opening pair question can be debatable with Marcus Stoinis giving them brisk starts in his limited opening opportunities as Prithvi Shaw struggled in the later half of the tournament last season. The 22 year old made quick change to his technique recently and had a blasting Vijay Hazare Trophy where he led his team to a title clincher.

Delhi Capitals Best Playing XI:

Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Steve Smith (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Umesh Yadav

Delhi Capitals Alternate XI when Shreyas Iyer returns:

Shikhar Dhawan Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Umesh Yadav/Ishant Sharma

Delhi Capitals Squad:

Batsmen
Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Steve Smith, Ripal Patel

Wicket Keepers
Rishabh Pant (captain), Vishnu Vinod, Sam Billings

All Rounders
Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Chris Woakes

Bowlers
Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran