Mumbai medium pacer Tushar Deshpande is all set to make his IPL 2020 debut for Delhi Capitals when it faces Rajasthan Royals at the Dubai International Stadium.
The Shreyas Iyer-led franchise picked Deshpande at the auctions for 20 lakh rupees and, on Wednesday, the 25-year-old replaced Harshal Patel, who proved to be a bit expensive against Mumbai Indians last Sunday.
Deshpande, who has 50 wickets from 20 red-ball games for Mumbai, had earlier spoken about how he was getting to bowl after a long time, on the back of a nets session at the ICC Academy, due to the COVID-19 break.
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”It is my first ever IPL so it is always special. But for me, what makes it extra special is the fact that I am getting to do the thing I love the most, which is bowling. I am finally bowling after almost six months so it is a different challenge,” he said.
“All the bowlers here are my seniors with prior IPL experience. [It is good] having people like Ishant [Sharma]and [Kagiso] Rabada help first-timers like me,” Deshpande, whose match-winning performances in Cooch Behar Trophy earned him a maiden Ranji Trophy call-up in the 2016-17 season, added.
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