Published 17:52 IST, May 11th 2020
Delhi Capitals' recruit Alex Carey snubs Rohit Sharma from Indo-Aus all-time T20 XI
Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper Alex Carey picked his teammate Shikhar Dhawan over Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma to partner David Warner at the top.
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Australia's wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey recently revealed his combined India-Australia T20I XI in which he left out Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma from his playing XI. Carey named his side during an Instagram live session with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals. left-hander was signed by Delhi Capitals during IPL 2020 auction for ₹2.4 crore.
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Delhi Capitals star Alex Carey names playing XI
For opening slot, Alex Carey picked his Delhi Capitals teammate Shikhar Dhawan over Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma to partner fellow Australian cricketer David Warner. Both players have opened toger for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL co-incidentally. Australian gave .3 spot to Steve Smith, while Indian skipper Virat Kohli was given .4 spot.
wicketkeeper picked himself and ar Delhi Capitals teammate, Rishabh Pant in middle order. Ravindra Jadeja was only all-rounder picked in side. Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah were picked to bolster pace attack. Adam Zampa was only spin bowler included in side.
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Alex Carey wants IPL 2020 to start as quickly as possible
During chat, Carey said that he can't wait to join Delhi Capitals for 2020 edition of IPL. He furr said that at this moment, he just want IPL to get started, and can't wait to watch Delhi Capitals build momentum on last season's result. Showing belief in Delhi Capitals current squad, Carey said that team has an amazing group of players in all departments and Capitals will be looking to play some brilliant cricket when team gets chance.
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28-year-old's chance to play in IPL will have to wait after T20 tournament was been suspended until furr tice due to coronavirus pandemic. IPL 2020 was originally slated to begin from March 29 but due to coronavirus pandemic, start date was shifted to April 15. tournament was subsequently postponed indefinitely by BCCI as a precautionary measure against spread of virus.
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(IM CREDIT: ALEX CAREY/ INSTAGRAM)
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17:52 IST, May 11th 2020