SHOCKING: Delhi Capitals players’ bats worth lakh of rupees, other equipment stolen; Investigation underway

If their on-field woes weren’t enough, several Delhi Capitals players have equipment stolen from their kit bags in transit. The players realised it once they received kits in their respective hotel rooms after landing in Delhi from Bangalore where they faced RCB in an IPL 2023 match last Saturday.

Among the stolen equipment include 16 bats, pads, shoes, thigh-pads and gloves. The bats belong to DC captain David Warner, allrounder Mitchell March, Phil Salt and Yash Dhull.

After the players informed the franchise of the incident, they lodged a complaint about the robbery.

“All of them were shocked when they heard that everyone had lost something or the other from their kit bags. This is the first time such an incident has happened and the matter was soon raised to the logistics department, police and later at the airport. The investigation is on,” The Indian Express quoted a source as saying.

Delhi Capitals players’ bats worth lakh of rupees, other equipment stolen; Investigation underway

DCP (Airport) Devesh Kumar Mahla told The Indian Express that two men came on Tuesday evening at the IGI Airport and informed them that their kit was missing from their bags. “Our duty officer asked them to write a complaint with all the details and gave them a paper. They said that they would get all the details and will file a complaint. Appropriate legal action would be taken,” he said.

The IPL franchise hires a logistics company which ensures that team kit bags and big luggage are flown in advance to the next destination. The players have to keep their kit bags outside their rooms after every game and the logistics company takes care of transit. The players receive their kit bags outside their rooms at the venue they have travelled to.

However, this is the first time an IPL franchise has lost cricket equipment in transit and the franchise is trying to find out where it happened.

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