Dream11 IPL mid-season transfer: Delhi official gives update on Ajinkya Rahane rumours

Ahead of Tuesday's Chennai vs Hyderabad match, Dream11 IPL 2020 had reached its halfway st. With each of teams having completed seven of ir fourteen possible games, IPL mid season transfer window is w open. option for an IPL mid season transfer was first provided to teams in 2018 edition of league. While provision has never been used by any side, Dream11 IPL may see its first transfers take place this year.

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Dream11 IPL mid season transfer rules

Unlike previous years, BCCI has said that even capped players can be part of mid season transfers at Dream11 IPL. Any player who has played less than two matches for ir side is eligible for a Dream11 IPL mid season transfer. This opens up a lot of scope for some of bigger names that have been warming benches in anticipation of game time. rule change may also be a godsend for teams that have lost some of ir more experienced players to injuries.

Foremost in  list for buying new players will be Chennai and Hyderabad who have both lost marquee names such like Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Bhuveneshar Kumar and Mitchell Marsh. Delhi, while in a good position on table, have also lost out on senior bowler Ishant Sharma's services for rest of tournament and Rishabh Pant for ar week. In such conditions, it is unlikely that y will want to give away any of ir players from bench.

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Will Ajinkya Rahane transfer to Chennai?

At beginning of tournament, very few people could have predicted predicament that Chennai have found mselves in. three-time IPL winners, led by MS Dhoni, have t yet hit ir stride at Dream11 IPL. Languishing in 7th place on table with just four points, Chennai will be looking for a strong .3 to replace Suresh Raina. After Raina's unceremonious departure from Dubai before start of Dream11 IPL, Chennai maintained that his loss would t affect ir game. But this is in fact proven to be case. 

A big name Chennai will be eyeing is Delhi's Ajinkya Rahane. ex-Rajasthan batsman found a place in young Delhi side at 2020 auction, but has been used in just one game against Mumbai so far. His score at game was an aver 15 off 15 balls, but it is his larger IPL legacy that Chennai will look at. Rahane has made 3835 in his 141 games at IPL. His aver at tournament is 32.77 with a strike rate of 121.82. With Pant set to return to team in a week, it remains to be seen if Rahane gets more than two games or dons yellow jersey of Chennai. 

According to a Delhi team official, he told InsideSport that y have intention of transferring Ajinkya Rahane, who got a game against Mumbai recently and is set to get a few more with Pant being out. official added that Rahane has been willingly proactive in giving inputs for best of team, even when t playing and was t bought to be transferred in middle of season. In fact, Delhi is also said to be disinterested in transferring any of ir players. 

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Im Credits: Delhi IPL team twitter