New Delhi, April 27 -- In a bold call, Delhi Capitals have handed 18-year-old Sahil Parakh his debut cap in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. The development came in when after Axar Patel announced Parakh at the coin toss.

A left-handed batter, Parakh replaced Sri Lankan Pathum Nissanka at the top and will open the batting alongside KL Rahul, who just smashed a record-breaking 152 not out against Punjab Kings in a losing encounter. It must be noted that Parakh has played just two T20s before for Maharashtra.

The decision to hand Parakh an IPL debut comes as a tactical change according to Axar. With Lungi Ngidi out of the match due to his head head injury in t...