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Delhi Capitals have named Australia all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as a replacement for South African pacer Lungi Ngidi in their squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday.

Ngidi was ruled out of the yearly tournament due to an injury, the IPL release said.

"Delhi Capitals (DC) named all-rounder Jake Fraser-McGurk as replacement for Lungisani Ngidi for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024," it added.

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The 21-year-old Aussie all-rounder has the dual capability of batting at the top of the order and bowling leg-spin.

He recently made his debut for Australia in an ODI against West Indies in Sydney. He has played two ODIs and slammed 18-ball 41 studded with three sixes and five fours in his last appearance for Australia.

Jake Fraser-McGurk has signed up for Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 50 lakh.

On the other hand, Ngidi has played 14 matches in IPL and has 25 scalps to his name. He is the second foreign player to be ruled out of the tournament for Delhi Capitals.

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Earlier, England batter Harry Brook pulled out of the IPL 2024 citing personal reasons. Later, the batter on his Instagram post revealed that he lost his grandmother last month who was a big support system to him since his childhood.

"I was so excited to be picked by Delhi Capitals and was so looking forward to joining up with everyone," Brook said in a statement on Instagram.

"Whilst I don't think I should need to share my personal reasons behind this decision, I know there will be many asking why. So I do want to share this. I lost my grandmother last month - she was a rock to me and I spent a huge amount of my childhood in her home; my attitude to life and love for cricket was shaped by her and my late grandfather.

"When at home, there would hardly be a day go by that didn't include seeing her. It makes me so happy that she was able to see me play cricket for England. I'm proud that she could collect some of the awards I have won over the last couple of years when I couldn't be there and I know she enjoyed doing that," it added.