IPL 2016 Delhi Daredevils Predicted XI

4) Karun Nair, Age: 24

Karun Nair will look to justify the monster price tag

Good day for Karun Nair, the 6th of February 2016. At the start of the auction, Karun’s base price was set at 10 lakh. A couple of hours later, he was sold to Delhi Daredevils for 4 crore, 40 times the base price showing the faith that the team management has in the young right handed batsman from Karnataka.

The aggressive bidding for the Karun certainly turned heads –

Karun Niar now going over 3cr.. Damn #IPLAuction

— KARAN DESAI (@KaranDesai9) February 6, 2016

IPL 2015 Quick Facts:

Matches – 14

Runs – 181

Average – 16.45

Strike Rate – 124.82

High Score – 61 (v Delhi Daredevils)

Karun should enjoy the added responsibility he will be given with the Delhi Daredevils and will be looking to replicate the form he showed in the 2014 season where he scored 330 runs.

5) JP Duminy, Age: 31

Duminy should recover from a hamstring injury in time for the IPL

JP Duminy will once again be the rock in the middle of the Delhi Daredevils batting order. Without the added burder of captaincy, he should look forward to another great season. Expect him to come into bat at various positions in the batting order. It’s worth pointing out that JP Duminy is South Africa’s highest run getter in the shortest format of the game.

IPL 2015 Quick Facts:

Matches – 14

Runs – 414

Average – 41.40

Strike Rate – 131.42

High score – 78 (v Mumbai Indians)

This will be JP’s third year with the Delhi franchise and he will be vital with the bat, with the ball and as a leader in the field.