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Having earned a crucial win in their previous outing, Delhi Capitals will look to keep the momentum going when they take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their penultimate league stage match of the IPL 2024 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Sunday. With Rishabh Pant set to miss tomorrow's match due to slow-over rate suspension, Axar Patel will lead the team.
"Not everything goes your way," acknowledged Rohit Sharma on Thursday as he reflected on a whirlwind last few months during which he lost his IPL captaincy to Hardik Pandya before finding him as his deputy for next month's T20 World Cup. One of India's most admired cricketers, Rohit's removal as captain of Mumbai Indians surprised many in the fraternity and was a bitter pill to swallow for his legion of fans, many of whom also booed Hardik while he led the team out in the first few matches this IPL season.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who was widely regarded as one of the best players to master the art of playing pull shots, was seen passing on some valuable tips to an uncapped Indian youngster. The incident happened on Monday during the IPL 2024 match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. After the match, DC head coach Ponting took some time out to give KKR young batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi some tips on how to master the art of playing pull shots.
The Delhi Capitals batters came out with a mission against Mumbai Indians on Saturday and reaped rich rewards in the IPL 2024 match. Jake Fraser-McGurk continued his red-hot form while Tristan Stubbs and Shai Shope provided good support, The result was that DC notched a humongous total of 257/4 in 20 overs. Though the match went close, MI were restricted to 247/9 in 20 overs. The result saw DC climb up to the fifth spot in the points table.
Ricky Ponting was not just into amassing hundreds in his heydays as a player, the two-time World Cup winning former Australia captain has revealed that he also meticulously collected every bat with which he scored an international ton, complete with the exact score and the name of opposition written on it by him. The 49-year-old Ponting, who is currently the head coach of Delhi Capitals, was one of the most feared big-hitters of his era and was speaking at the DP World's Beyond Boundaries initiative of handing out kits to young players in Delhi.
Delhi Capitals have signed Afghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib as a replacement for injured Australian star Mitchell Marsh for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Marsh has been ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. Marsh had featured in the first four games of the season for the Capitals before suffering a hamstring injury in the match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Naib has represented Afghanistan in 82 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and 65 T20 Internationals (T20Is) so far. A right-handed batter and a medium pacer, this will be his first stint in the IPL. Naib signed in for his reserve price of INR 50 lakh.
Axar Patel believes that his batting position has been affected by 'Impact Player' rule while Mukesh Kumar wants it abolished if there isn't some meaningful alternate help for the bowlers but Sourav Ganguly thinks that in a 12-a-side game, only the best all-rounders will survive. With Rohit Sharma making it clear that he is not a big fan of 'Impact Player' which is a glorified 12-a-side contests which hampers the growth of Indian all-rounders, more and more top national team players are expressing their displeasure.
The controversy regarding Hardik Pandya's appointment as the captain of Mumbai Indians has many facets. Ever since Hardik replaced Rohit Sharma as the new leader of the five-time champions, he has been facing severe criticism for the fans. Even during the matches, the India all-rounder goes through a lot of booing from the fans. Amid all this, MI are also having a mediocre outing in the ongoing season as they have won only four out of seven matches. Many former cricketers and experts have given their opinion regarding Hardik's treatment.