Delhi Capitals (DC) have many hard-hitters in their team but none more so than West Indian Rovman Powell, who has been providing quick-fire runs down the order for the Capitals in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. The star batter spoke about his experience in the DC camp on an episode of The Delhi Capitals Podcast and shared anecdotes about his time with the squad.
"When I landed in Mumbai, I was told that the airline doesn't have any of my bags. The only thing I had with me was my hand baggage when I left the airport. I didn't have any extra clothes with me so I spent 2-3 days in a towel in my hotel room," Powell said in the interview
The aggressive batter also expressed his happiness at playing for DC, saying that he has felt at home in the camp, "Coming all the way from the Caribbean, it was very important for me to come here and feel at home. And the Delhi Capitals have accepted me as a part of their family and I feel at home here. Being comfortable in an environment can help you put up your best performances. And I realized that everyone in the team is behind you whether you have a good day or not and that is very important."
Powell also spoke highly about the team captain, "Rishabh Pant is someone we look up to in the Caribbean because he's a good player. Whenever we play against him (in international cricket), we have meetings about how to curtail his cricketing prowess and how to keep him quiet. And after I was acquired by Delhi Capitals, Rishabh told me that he is excited to have me as a part of the team and will give me a role that I would like. And he has stuck to his word."
Having worked very hard to reach such a respectable position in the sport, Powell opened up about his struggles, "I come from a small village (in Jamaica) where farming is the primary income earner for the majority of the families. But from my childhood days, I had a dream that I will take my family out of poverty through cricket and education. Cricket has been going well, thanks to the grace of God. Before I became a professional cricketer, I was going to become a soldier. If cricket didn't work out then I would have been a soldier."
DC will be up against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their next match of the IPL 2022 at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Wednesday, May 11.
