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Delhi Capitals Head Coach Hemang Badani backs Jake Fraser-McGurk despite his struggles, emphasizing his potential as a match-winner.
Jake Fraser McGurk. (Picture Credit: Sportzpics)
Despite struggling to get a big score in the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League, the Delhi Capitals Head Coach, Hemang Badani, has backed the Australian international, Jake Fraser-McGurk to come good ahead of their upcoming game against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad.
Scoring just 55 runs in this year’s IPL, the young Australian talent has been far from his explosive best as seen from the previous year’s campaign. Nonetheless, DC find themselves in a good position having taken the lead in the current standings.
Badani backs the youngsters and believes that he can be the difference at any point of time. He also mentioned that they would not consider dropping him, taking into account their current position in the league.
“He (Fraser-McGurk) is someone who gives us massive starts and someone who we believe is a match winner. Yes, the numbers this year haven’t been his best compared to last year but we as a side believe that he is someone who is likely to be a player who can always come good for us at any given time,” Badani mentioned ahead of the game against Gujarat Titans, as quoted by PTI.
“It (Fraser-McGurk’s presence in the XI) also gives us the freedom to keep having him in the side because of our position at the moment with five wins in six games; it just gives us the cushion to have someone like him in the XI and if he fires it’s happy days for us,” he added.
Regarding the availability of the experienced Faf du Plessis, Badani revealed that they will have a look at his condition tomorrow and remains tight-lipped regarding his chances of returning. The veteran had mentioned that he would look to make a return in the second-half of the season.
“I genuinely cannot give you anything with regards to team mix up, whether he (Du Plessis) is ready or not, we will have to wait and see tomorrow,” said Badani.
“So far, we have had five good days, so sitting here, I am quite happy with the results that we have achieved. We are all happy, there is quite a bit of fun, banter, laughter in the side, we are all enjoying each other’s company,” he concluded.
