5 players Delhi Daredevils (DD) would want to retain for IPL 2018

#5 Quinton de Kock

de Kock is one of the best limited-overs batsmen in modern cricket

Quinton de Kock is already one of the best batsman going around at the moment. The South African’s growth in the last three years has been sensational and credit should be given to Delhi Daredevils for buying the youngster in the 2013 auction based on his performance in the 2012 under-19 World Cup and the Champions League T20 before he had made a name for himself at the top level.

The way de Kock is progressing, it won’t be a surprise if he becomes as good a limited-overs batsman as Virat Kohli in the near future. The left-hander is already on his way to greatness as he has toppled various records with ease and is in the same bracket as the likes of Kohli, Joe Root, Steve Smith, Kane Williamson, David Warner and AB de Villiers,

Signing De Kock was one of the best decisions made by the franchise ever since its inception in 2008 and Delhi should retain him in the next auction instead of releasing him like they did with David Warner, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell.

Delhi could not avail of his services in this year’s IPL due to a finger injury and they should make sure that their batting line-up revolves around the wicket-keeper batsman irrespective of who they sign in the 2018 IPL auction.