South Africa and Delhi Capitals pace spearheads Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje have arrived at the team hotel in Mumbai. They will undergo a mandatory 7-day quarantine. As a result, they will miss the opening match of DC against CSK on April 11. “Name this duo that has just arrived back to our DC Family,” wrote DC in a tweet post while sharing the pictures of Rabada and Nortje.
Name this duo that has just arrived back to our DC Family 💙🤗
Wrong answers only 👀#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 @TajMahalMumbai pic.twitter.com/El3XLOy74y
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 6, 2021
The South African pacers were retained by the side after their sensational bowling performances that helped the Capitals reach their maiden final last year.
Delhi Capitals will begin their IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10. In their absence, Ishant Sharma, Tom Curran and Umesh Yadav are likely to play as three seamers in the opening match.
On Saturday, DC’s assistant coach Mohammad Kaif, who attended his first practice session with the team at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai, expressed that the franchise is aiming for nothing short of winning the title.
“We want to go one step further this year and that’s the Delhi Capitals’ team goal. We have the players to win the title. We were very close last year and the plus point for this season is that most of the players such as Rishabh Pant have been playing a lot of cricket. They have been in touch with the game and therefore they are in good rhythm going into the IPL,” said the 40-year-old in an official DC release.
