Nortje leaves Delhi Capitals, returns to SA due to 'personal emergency'
South Africa's Anrich Nortje has left his Indian Premier League (IPL) side Delhi Capitals and returned to South Africa due to a "personal emergency".
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli Magic Continues, Becomes First Cricketer Ever To Achieve This Feat
Virat Kohli added a massive milestone to his already illustrious career as the Royal Challengers Bangalore star became the first batsman ever to score 7000 runs in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kohli reached the coveted milestone during the IPL 2023 encounter against Delhi Capitals in a season which has seen multiple superb knocks from him. Such has been Kohli's domination in the tournament that he is almost 500 runs ahead of the second-placed Shikhar Dhawan and around 900 runs ahead of DC's David Warner who occupies the third spot currently.
Watch: Virat Kohli Meets Childhood Coach, Shares Sweet Moment Ahead Of DC vs RCB Game
Virat Kohli returned to his hometown ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Ahead of the game, Kohli caught up with his childhood coach, Rajkumar Sharma, and touched his feet. A video of the same has been doing rounds on social media. "A wholesome meet & greet. @imVkohli catches up with his childhood coach," the video was captioned by IPL on their official Twitter handle.
IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals Bowler Anrich Nortje Ruled Out Of Royal Challengers Bangalore Match
Delhi Capitals star South African bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the team's clash against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in the national capital on Saturday. An official statement released by the DC ahead of their crucial clash against RCB, shed light on Nortje's absence. The pace bowler had to leave for South Africa due to a personal emergency. He left for South Africa on Friday night due to which he won't be available for Saturday's clash.
Delhi Capitals Predicted XI vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2023: Who Will Replace Anrich Nortje?
Coming on the back of improbable wins, both Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore will not want to leave anything to chance and put up a better batting display in a crucial IPL contest at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Saturday. Delhi, who have had a tournament to forget up till now, needed something to go their way and it did in the low-scoring thriller against table leaders Gujarat Titans. Back in action after three weeks, pacer Khaleel Ahmed and veteran Ishant Sharma got Delhi out of a hole and kept them alive in the competition.
"He Was Looking Forward To Nortje Challenge": Sunil Gavaskar Doffs Hat To Gujarat Titans Star
Gujarat Titans had yet another memorable night as they defeated Delhi Capitals in their IPL 2023 match on Tuesday. Playing at Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi, the defending champions restricted the Capitals at 162/8 and then chased down the target with six wickets and 11 balls remaining. In the brilliant victory, the main contribution was from batter Sai Sudharsan, who played an unbeaten knock of 62 off 48 balls and took GT to their second win of the season. The 21-year-old batter has been receiving a lot of praise for his knock and former India batter Sunil Gavaskar also did not shy away from praising him.
Delhi Capitals Likely Playing XI vs Gujarat Titans, IPL 2023: Will Anrich Nortje Mark His Return?
After losing their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), Delhi Capitals gear up for their first home game of the campaign, facing defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT). Delhi were of no match against Lucknow, losing by 50 runs but now face Gujarat in a bid to bring their campaign back on track. The David Warner-led franchise will be boosted by the return of Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi, however, only one of them is likely to be drafted into the playing XI.
Delhi Capitals In IPL 2023: Preview, Strongest XI, Schedule - All You Need To Know
The 16th season of the Indian Premier League is all set to kick off, but Delhi Capitals' hunt for a maiden title continues. The side was earlier known as Delhi Daredevils before the owners of the franchise decided to change its name to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2019. After that, the team has shown a noticeable improvement but the title keeps eluding them. They have played the final only once. It happened in the year 2020 when Mumbai Indians got better of them.