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Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni plays a shot (ANI) Delhi Capitals Rishabh Pant plays a shot during a match with Gujarat Titans (ANI)

was bowling according to that.” played a key role for Delhi Capitals best out of Rishabh Pant by taking like to see with Delhi is Rishabh
DAVID WARNER as they bundled out Punjab Kings for some responsibility off him and let- Pant coming and playing his natural
115 and their batters too pitched in
ting him play his natural game.
game. Forgetting that he is the cap-
RECORDS 1,000 RUNS strongly, chasing the target in inside Both Delhi and Punjab will be tain of the side, just let him go out
AGAINST AN OPPONENT 11 overs in the IPL match at Bra- hoping for a new dawn as they cross and play his natural game. Let the
bourne Stadium here on Wednesday. swords with each other in a high-fly- others around him take the respon-
David Warner on Wednesday Shastri wants Pant to play his ing contest, desperate to put the by- sibility, because if he fires it will do
became only the second batter af- natural game gones back as a scrambling search his captaincy a world of good and at
ter Rohit Sharma to register more As Delhi Capitals take on Pun- for the much-needed momentum the same time you will see the results
than 1000 runs against one particu- jab Kings at the Brabourne stadium resumes. While speaking on the changing for Delhi Capitals pretty
lar franchise in the Indian Premier on Wednesday, Ravi Shastri spoke ‘Gameplan’ episode on Star Sports, quickly.”
League (IPL). about how Delhi Capitals can get the Ravi Shastri said: “What I would Speaking about Pant’s return,
The left-handed batter went past Ravi Shastri said: “I don’t think
1,000 runs against Punjab Kings and there is any problem with his batting.
is only the second player in IPL his- I think it’s just change of mind-set
tory to do so against a single team. that is needed, where he goes out
After the Indian batter, Rohit Shar- and gives himself a little bit of time
ma who has smashed 1018 runs early on and then goes for it. There
against Kolkata Knight Riders, the are no half measures. The Rish-
Delhi Capitals star is the only second abh Pant you know is Rishabh Pant
batter to achieve this 1000 runs feast where there are no half measures.
against an opponent in IPL history. He plays the high-risk shots; he takes
In the match against Punjab his chances and you want him to play
Kings, David Warner smashed an in that fashion because that’s what
unbeaten 60 to lead the Covid-af- brings out the best in him.”
fected Delhi Capitals to a thumping The Delhi Capitals will be com-
nine-wicket victory over PBKS in the ing to this fixture on the back of
Indian Premier League 2022 here at shellacking at the hands of the Roy-
Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on al Challengers despite a desperate
Wednesday. With the knock, Warner lunge in the end that still saw them
went on to register his third succes- falling short. The Punjab Kings were
sive half-century and his 53rd in the stationed in a decent position until
tournament. He hit 10 fours and one Lucknow Super Giants’ Avesh Khan celebrates the dismissal of Mumbai Indians’ Rohit Sharma they collapsed under the pump as
six in his 30-ball knock. at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai (ANI Photo/IndianPremierLeague twitter) Umran Malik dished out the over of
In the match against, bowlers his life.

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