Aakash Chopra Picks Delhi Capitals Playing 11 for their first IPL 2022 match

Aakash Chopra Picks DC Playing 11: The much-hyped 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is very much upon us and the excitement has reached the ultimate heights. This year the cash-rich T20 league will be making a comeback in India with the league game scheduled to take pace in Mumbai and Pune. It is that time of the year where most of the cricket experts start predicting the first-choice playing 11 of the respective IPL 2022 teams.

Aakash Chopra Picks Delhi Capitals Playing 11 for their first IPL 2022 match

The Indian Premier League 2020 finalists, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians will be facing each other in the first afternoon game of the season on 27 March at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Former Indian cricketer and now a famous commentator Aakash Chopra recently picked the Delhi Capitals playing XI for their first few matches in IPL 2022. In the absence of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, Chopra picked Tim Seifert as Prithvi Shaw’s opening partner. The middle-order will consist of KS Bharat, skipper Rishabh Pant, Rovman Powell and Sarfaraz Khan.

“I see Tim Seifert opening with Prithvi Shaw. I will say play Kona Bharat at No. 3, you have the option of Yash Dhull and Mandeep Singh as well, but I will say Kona. Rishabh Pant at No. 4, Rovman Powell at No. 5, Sarfaraz at No. 6. This makes it your top six. This is a weak team,” said Aakash Chopra on his YouTube Channel.

In the absence of Mitchell Marsh, Aakash Chopra mentioned that DC will lack a sixth bowling option while Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur will be the all-rounders. The former Delhi cricketer selected Kuldeep Yadav in the Delhi Capitals starting 11 as the second spinner with Mustafizur Rahman and Lungi Ngidi as the overseas fast bowlers.

“You cannot play a sixth bowler at all, this is the sad reality for the Delhi Capitals in the first three games. It is only going to change once Mitchell Marsh comes. Your batting is also weak for the first three matches, forget about the bowling’s balance,” he added.

Related: Predicted MI Playing 11

Aakash Chopra’s DC Playing 11
1. Prithvi Shaw
2. Tim Seifert
3. KS Bharat
4. Rovman Powell
5. Rishabh Pant (C & WK)
6. Sarfaraz Khan
7. Axar Patel
8. Shardul Thakur
9. Mustafizur Rahman
10. Lungi Ngidi
11. Kuldeep Yadav

IPL 2022 in Focus
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IPL 2022 Start Date

The Indian Premier League 2022 season will start off with the much-anticipated encounter between the defending champions Chennai Super Kings and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 26 March, 2022 (Saturday). The good news for CSK is that their premier opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad has attained complete fitness and will be available right from the start of this tournament. Ruturaj won the Orange Cap last year having ended as the leading run-getter with a fabulous tally of 631 runs from 10 games at a strike-rate of 136.26.

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