IPL 2021: Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel traded by Delhi Capitals to Royal Challengers Bangalore
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The trade window for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) opened today and will remain open till February 4. The auctions are expected to take place one week after the window closes, on February 11. On the first day, two trades have taken place and it is Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) who have snapped up two players from the Delhi Capitals (DC) – Daniel Sams and Harshal Patel.
The Delhi Capitals announced the decision in a press release saying, “Delhi Capitals would like to announce that all-rounders Harshal Patel and Daniel Sams have been traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the IPL 2021 Auction. Everyone at Delhi Capitals would like to thank the duo for their contribution, and would like to wish them the very best for their respective futures.”
First trade deals in IPL 2021
Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams who had a terrific Big Bash League in 2020 was the first to be traded. Sams did not get much match-time during the 2020 edition of the IPL as he was not preferred over the likes of Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer. He got his chances only when the latter was dropped and when Anrich Nortje was rested. In the few chances that he got, Sams couldn’t do justice to his abilities.
The second to be traded in was Indian all-rounder Harshal Patel who was also one of the DC players who didn’t get a lot of chances to shine and in the limited chances received, flattered to deceive. With both players going to RCB, the franchise are expected to give match-time to them, especially to the former considering the fact that Chris Morris, a similar all-rounder has been released.
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