Ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024), Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for Lungi Ngidi.
Ngidi, who has played 14 IPL matches and has 25 wickets against his name is still recovering from the lower back injury he suffered during the SA20 earlier in the year.
Fraser-McGurk was listed as an allrounder at the IPL 2024 auction and joins DC for his reserve price of INR 50 Lac.
Fraser-McGurk has played three matches for Dubai Capitals in the ILT20 this season and scored 109 runs in his three innings, with a best of 54, at a strike rate of 213.72. Jake Fraser-McGurk has played 2 ODIs for Australia.
Earlier this week, England batter Harry Brook pulled out of IPL 2024 following the death of his grandmother in February. Till now Delhi Capitals did not name a replacement for Brook.