IPL 2021: Big boost for Delhi Capitals, THIS top star is available now

Steve Smith was acquired by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.2 crore in the auction earlier this year ahead of IPL 2021.

Star Australian batsman Steve Smith, who had been sidelined due to an elbow injury, is expected to make a return during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, while limited-overs team skipper Aaron Finch is on track to recover in time for the T20 World Cup. Smith had given the tours of the Caribbean and Bangladesh a miss due to a left elbow injury, which had been troubling him since last year. However, he has been recovering well with the 32-year-old batting in the nets for an hour at a time at New South Wales’ training and is set to be available for the resumption of the IPL, according to cricket.Com.Au. The IPL 2021, which had been suspended in May due to multiple COVID-19 cases in its bio-bubble, has since been rescheduled to complete the remaining games between September 19 and October 15 in the UAE, finishing just two days before the T20 World Cup which has also been relocated to the region from India. “It seems to be going really well. I know that he’s (Smith) been building up his batting time over the last couple of weeks – I know that would have been difficult to have a time limit on his net times,” Finch told cricket.Com.Au on Wednesday (August 18).