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Ganguly-Yuvraj pair makes major move, brings dangerous spinner to Delhi in pre-auction trade
- •Major changes are underway in the Delhi Capitals team ahead of the IPL 2027 auction, with Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh making key strategic moves.
- •Delhi Capitals has traded fast bowler T. Natarajan with Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange for talented leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari.
- •Zeeshan Ansari delivered remarkable performances for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last two seasons, making this trade a shocking surprise to many.
- •Earlier, Delhi brought back Rishabh Pant for 15 crores in a player exchange with Lucknow, while sending Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow.
Key Questions Answered
The IPL 2027 auction is scheduled to take place on December 15-16. All 10 teams are required to submit their finalized lists of released and retained players exactly one month before the auction, by November 15.
Delhi Capitals brought Rishabh Pant into their team for 15 crores while trading Kuldeep Yadav to Lucknow for 13.5 crores. Additionally, they appointed Sourav Ganguly as head coach and Yuvraj Singh as batting coach, and traded fast bowler T. Natarajan to Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange for leg-spinner Zeeshan Ansari.
Zeeshan Ansari delivered a remarkable performance for Sunrisers Hyderabad over the previous two seasons, which included taking 3 wickets against Delhi in his very debut IPL match. Across 10 IPL matches overall, he has claimed 6 wickets with an economy rate of 9.84.
