Jake Fraser-McGurk has landed an opportunity to point out off his thrilling batting expertise within the Indian Premier League, having been snapped up as a late substitute by Delhi Capitals.
The 21-year-old Australian prospect has been introduced as a late substitute for injured South African paceman Lungi Ngidi for the season that begins subsequent week.
Fraser-McGurk joins Delhi for his base worth of INR 50 lakh ($92,000) and might be in a squad that additionally options three different Australians David Warner, Mitch Marsh and Jhye Richardson.
The group is coached by Rcky Ponting, who’s additionally an enormous fan of the South Australia batter and has predicted Fraser-McGurk, who’s additionally a helpful legspinner, could possibly be a star of the long run.
“With the talent and the skill that David Warner had, Jake has got as much talent as David had come coming through,” Ponting stated.
It’s an enormous alternative for the teenager who was fast-tracked into the Australia ODI squad, taking part in his first worldwide matches towards the West Indies in February.
He’s additionally made a reputation for himself within the BBL, hammering a 21-ball fifty amid 257 runs for the Renegades this season whereas additionally scoring the quickest List 100, off 29 balls, for South Australia within the Marsh Cup final October.
But regardless of being extremely touted, Fraser-McGurk has had a little bit of a lean run within the red-ball recreation, having scored 0, 1, 16, 2, 14 and a couple of on this season’s Sheffield Shield.
Earlier within the week, England batter Harry Brook additionally pulled out of Derlhi’s squad following the dying of his grandmother in February.
The Capitals did not title a substitute for Brook, with Melburnian Fraser-McGurk likely additionally seen as a participant who may fill a gap left by the English star.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
