IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals set to bring in Bengal keeper Abhishek Porel as Rishabh Pant's replacement
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While Delhi is adding up local wicket-keeping options from their end, the in-form UP batter, Sarfaraz Khan, is likely to take up the keepers role for the upcoming IPL 2023. Englands Phil Salt could also be one of the options behind the wickets in some matches.
"As of now, it looks like Sarfaraz will start against Lucknow Super Giants and if the experiment works, then he will continue," the source added.
Earlier, during their first camp in Kolkata, DC had called Porel, Karnatakas Luvnith Sisodia and Saurashtras Sheldon Jackson for the trials. While Jackson is someone who has played in the IPL before, at 36, he wasnt the best option to go ahead with. Whereas Luvnith and Abhishek impressed the DC management, Ganguly and Ponting appeared to go ahead with Porel.
Porel, in his short career so far, has scored six half-centuries in 16 first-class games, in addition to having 66 dismissals with the gloves to his name.
Meanwhile, Delhi will open its IPL 2023 campaign against Lucknow Super Giants on April 1st.
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 4:21 am