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Sahil Parakh has replaced Pathum Nissanka at the Delhi Capitals top order for his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The 18-year-old from Maharashtra has played just two T20s for his state side so far.
Sahil Parakh has been handed his IPL debut after Delhi Capitals brought him in the playing XI against RCB. In a bold call, Delhi Capitals have handed 18-year-old Sahil Parakh his debut cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The development came in when after Axar Patel announced Parakh at the coin toss.
A left-handed batter, Parakh replaced Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka at the top and will open the batting alongside KL Rahul, who just smashed a record-breaking 152 not out against Punjab Kings in a losing encounter. It must be noted that Parakh has played just two T20s before for Maharashtra.
The decision to hand Parakh an IPL debut comes as a tactical change according to Axar. With Lungi Ngidi out of the match due to his head head injury in the last game and Mukesh Kumar not at his best, the Delhi Capitals management decided to bring in Kyle Jamieson and Dusmantha Chameera to bolster their bowling attack.
With Tristan Stubbs and David Miller in the middle order and only four foreigners allowed, the axe certainly fell on Nissanka.
DC vs RCB playing XIs
Delhi Capitals: Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul(w), Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Axar Patel(c), Dushmantha Chameera, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav, T Natarajan
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar(c), Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Rasikh Salam Dar
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