Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals name Anrich Nortje as Chirs Woakes' replacement
New Delhi: Indian Premier League squad Delhi Capitals on Tuesday announced it has signed South African pacer Anrich Nortje.
"Welcome to the Capitals,@AnrichNortje02," the franchise tweeted.
He was named as a replacement of English pacer Chris Woakes.
Nortje was with the Kolkata franchise last season, but a shoulder injury cut short his chances of making an IPL debut. On joining Delhi Capitals, the right-arm fast bowler said, “I am excited to join the Delhi Capitals, a team that was the talk of the tournament last season. With its exciting mix of experienced and young players, and a stellar coaching line up, there is no doubt this is going to be a massive learning experience for me. I am grateful to the Delhi Capitals management for giving me this opportunity.”
Nortje made his Test debut in 2019 against India, and has to his credit, a total of 19 wickets from 6 Test matches, 14 wickets from 7 ODIs, and 2 wickets from 3 T20Is.
Nortje, who was named as Cricket South Africa’s Newcomer of the Year for 2020, will be joining fellow South African Kagiso Rabada at Delhi Capitals.
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