Watson confirms Warner, Nortje available for selection in clash v LSG

Delhi Capitals assistant coach Shane Watson on Wednesday confirmed that Australia opener David Warner and tearaway South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje are available for their IPL clash against Lucknow Super Giants at the DY Patil Stadium on ThursdayThe news comes as a big boost for Delhi who are seeking to bounce back from the 14run loss to Gujarat Titans at Pune on SaturdayWarner out of quarantineDavid Warner is definitely out of quarantine period now and is available for tomorrow nights game which is very exciting Anrich Nortje has been doing incredibly well over the last couple of weeks since hes arrived here in India Last night he passed his last sort of fitness test to get through and be passed fit for selection which is exciting that hes now available for selection said Watson in the prematch virtual press conferenceView this post on InstagramA post shared by Lucknow Super Giants lucknowsupergiantsWatson further said that Australia allrounder Mitchell Marsh is doubtful for selection for the match against Lucknow due to his recovery still going on from a hip flexor injury sustained in training for ODIs against PakistanMitch Marsh is progressing really well Whether hes available for selection there is still one more training session as well to get through tonight But hes been progressing really well which is very exciting with the firepower he brings to the Delhi squad as wellWith all players of Delhi now present in the team bubble Watson feels that the challenge now for the support staff will be to decide the right combination for the rest of the tournamentSquads looking incredibly good and wellbalanced with match winners all the way through the squad That is the exciting thing about the Delhi Capitals of having plenty of options who are worldclass The biggest challenge in the next few games is finding what the right combinations are going to be and what will be the right roles now that everyones availableThats the biggest challenge for us in coaching and from the selection point of view that whats going to be right roles for every individual to create a super team in a way everyone plays above themselvesThats a great challenge to be able to have because now we have got an incredible quality of cricketers in the squad But thats what we will have to do quicker as a team is able to put those pieces together with all the players available which will determine how they get to stand on a role throughout this tournamentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the contents in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever