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Yash Dhull was on Monday eliminated as Delhi captain, hours after the group suffered a heavy defeat towards Puducherry in its Ranji Trophy opening match.
Senior batter Himmat Singh will now lead the aspect that takes on Jammu and Kashmir in an away recreation from January 12.
In an try to revive Delhi’s flagging fortunes, U-19 World Cup-winning captain Dhull was made the skipper of the aspect in December 2022.
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Since making his debut in February 2022, Dhull has made 1,185 runs at a mean of 43.88. Dhull made two and 23 within the nine-wicket loss to Puducherry at house.
The 21-year-old had additionally led the aspect within the white-ball tournaments earlier within the season.
“Yash is a talented player but is out of form. We wanted him to do well as a batter, that is why we have relieved him of captaincy duties. Himmat is our senior player and has done very well for us. He will captain the side,” DDCA joint secretary Rajan Manchanda informed PTI.
Dhull has struggled towards quick bowlers of late and was reluctant to open the innings.
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Himmat had led Delhi to a momentous win over Mumbai within the former’s absence final season. The 27-year-old has performed 22 First-Class video games, having made his debut again in 2017.
The group manages to court docket undesirable consideration season after season. Last yr, senior gamers Nitish Rana and Dhruv Shorey left Delhi and moved to Uttar Pradesh and Vidarbha, respectively.
Senior pacers Navdeep Saini, who was named within the India A squad to face visiting England Lions, and Ishant Sharma received’t be travelling with the group to Jammu.
It has been learnt that veteran pacer Ishant will solely be out there for Delhi’s house video games.
Delhi, which has received Ranji Trophy seven instances, final lifted the coveted trophy again in 2007-08.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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