Delhi Capitals are not only reeling in the IPL points table but are also under constant threat of Covid-19 attack as the Delhi-based franchise is badly hit by the cases of Coronavirus. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh have tested positive for the virus along with other members of DC's support staff. But Rishabh Pant-led side will look to brush all their problems and when they take on Punjab Kings (PBKS). However the match has been shifted to Mumbai from Pune.
Meanwhile, former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri has advised skipper Pant to play his natural game and told him to forget that he is the captain of the side.
“What I would like to see with Delhi is Rishabh Pant coming and playing his natural game. Forgetting that he is the captain of the side, just let him go out and play his natural game. Let the others around him take the responsibility, because if he fires it will do his captaincy a world of good and at the same time you will see the results changing for Delhi Capitals pretty quickly,” Shastri said on the Gameplan episode on Star Sports, Ravi Shastri said.
As far as Pant's form is concerned, he has had a mixed fortune so far in the IPL 2022 for Delhi Capitals. Barring the first match against Mumbai Indians, in which he departed for 1, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has had starts in every match of IPL 2022 so far. The attacking left-hander, however, has failed to convert his starts into something substantial. No fifties in five matches of the league so far is testimony to that fact. With David Warner and Prithvi Shaw going all guns blazing at the top of the order, it would do a world of good to Delhi if Pant manages to build on his starts. In order to do that, former India head coach Ravi Shastri feels Pant should forget about being extra responsible as he is the captain of the side.
“I don't think there is any problem with his batting. I think it's just change of mind-set that is needed, where he goes out and gives himself a little bit of time early on and then goes for it. There are no half measures. The Rishabh Pant you know is Rishabh Pant where there are no half measures. He plays the high risk shots, he takes his chances and you want him to play in that fashion because that's what brings out the best in him,” Shastri added.
Meanwhile, DC are sitting eighth on the IPL points table with two wins in five matches.
