Delhi Capitals on Wednesday (May 14, 2025) signed Bangladesh left-arm seamer Mustafizur Rahman as a replacement for Australian batter Jake-Fraser McGurk, who is not going to rejoin the staff for the rest of Indian Premier League after returning house because of the ongoing India-Pakistan tensions.
Fraser-McGurk’s launch will not harm DC, as he was dropped after the primary six video games during which he tallied solely 55 runs. Also, if Mitchell Starc would not come, as is extensively anticipated, then Mustafizur’s left-arm seam bowling, with experience in loss of life overs, would turn out to be useful.
“The JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals today announced the signing of Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman as a replacement for Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk, who will be unavailable for the remainder of the TATA IPL 2025 season,” the franchise acknowledged in a launch.
McGurk and a bunch of different overseas gamers had returned to their respective international locations because of the navy showdown between India and Pakistan within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault.
Mustafizur, who made his IPL debut in 2016, beforehand represented the Delhi Capitals throughout the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
In 2022, he picked up eight wickets in eight matches with an economic system of seven.62 and within the following season, he performed two matches for Delhi Capitals.
Over the course of his IPL profession, the 29-year-old has performed 38 matches, claiming 38 wickets at an economic system fee of seven.84.
He has additionally turned out for a number of franchises within the league, forming a repute of bowling successfully in all phases of an innings.
With 132 wickets in 106 T20Is for Bangladesh, Mustafizur has established himself as one of many main left-arm pacers in white-ball cricket.
Across all T20 competitions within the home circuit and globally, he has taken 351 wickets in 281 matches.
Meanwhile, veteran South African keeper-batter Quinton de Kock has confirmed his availability and can rejoin the Kolkata Knight Riders squad in Bengaluru for his or her subsequent IPL recreation, as per an ESPNCricinfo report.
Published – May 14, 2025 04:50 pm IST
