DC vs GT: Why is Khaleel Ahmed Not Playing Today's IPL 2023 Match? Check DC Playing XI

In a massive breaking news update, the Delhi Capitals (DC) have dropped their premier left-arm pace bowler Khaleel Ahmed from the side for their 2nd encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Gujarat Titans (GT) taking place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. It was not the ideal start for the Delhi Capitals in the ongoing edition of the T20 tournament as they suffered a disappointing 50-run loss against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Saturday.

DC vs GT: Why is Khaleel Ahmed Not Playing Today’s IPL 2023 Match?

After having conceded a poor defeat, the Delhi Capitals are not playing their senior left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed in the ongoing DC vs GT IPL 2023 match. During the first game against Lucknow Super Giants, the left-arm fast bowler ended up taking as many as two crucial wickets while conceding a total of 30 runs in his quota of four overs. However, the Delhi Capitals have now included Khaleel as one of the five substitute members and is likely to be drafted as the Impact Player in the side during the second innings due to his ability of picking wickets at regular intervals and the Delhi pitch is offering great assistance to the fast bowlers.

DC Playing 11

1. David Warner (C)
2. Prithvi Shaw
3. Mitchell Marsh
4. Rilee Rossouw
5. Sarfaraz Khan
6. Abhishek Porel (Wk)
7. Axar Patel
8. Aman Khan
9. Kuldeep Yadav
10. Mukesh Kumar
11. Anrich Nortje

Khaleel Ahmed IPL 2023 Price

India’s left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2022 mega auction at a price worth INR 5.25 Crore. He performed really well with the ball during the last season where he picked up as many as 16 wickets from 10 games at an economy rate of 8.04. Thus, the Delhi Capitals decided to retain Khaleel ahead of the IPL 2023 auction.

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