Delhi Capitals call up Praveen Dubey as Amit Mishra replacement

The Delhi Capitals have named rookie Karnataka leg-spinner Praveen Dubey as Amit Mishra’s replacement for the rest of the IPL. Mishra suffered a blow to his finger while going for a caught and bowled chance off Nitish Rana in a game against KKR earlier in the tournament.

Amit Mishra suffered a blow to his finger which will keep him out of this year’s IPL

Born in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Dubey has played all of his domestic Cricket for Karnataka and has been a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016 and 2017. He had broken into the Karnataka limited-overs side in 2015-16 after an impressive Karnataka Premier League. He picked up seven wickets in six matches for the Hubli Tigers at an economy rate of 5.90 in the 2014-15 edition and had bettered that the following season, taking eight wickets in nine KPL matches for Belgavi Panthers at an economy rate of 6.89.

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Overall, Dubey has played in 14 T20s, taking 16 wickets at an average of 19.12 and an economy of 6.87. Along with R Ashwin, Axar Patel and Sandeep Lamichhane, Dubey is now the fourth spin bowler in the Capitals squad and the second legspinner.