IMAGE: Prithvi Shaw’s failures have been an enormous concern for the Delhi Capitals this season. {Photograph}: BCCI
Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Capitals’ blue-eyed boy until final season, might turn out to be the primary casualty of the workforce’s floundering IPL marketing campaign as they put together to tackle Kolkata Knight Riders in New Delhi on Thursday.
The 23-year-old proficient opener’s spot within the enjoying XI has come beneath the scanner after the Mumbai participant might managed simply 34 runs in 5 outings this season, with a highest of 15.
With DC having misplaced all 5 video games to date this season, a rejig of the highest order in opposition to KKR on the Ferozeshah Kotla in a bid to revive their fortunes may very well be on the playing cards.
Sarfaraz Khan, who has earlier been tried as a wicketkeeper-batter, may very well be drafted in as a specialist opener for powerplay overs, whereas the opposite choice may very well be to advertise veteran Manish Pandey.
IMAGE: DC having misplaced all 5 video games to date this season, a rejig of the highest order in opposition to KKR might revive their fortunes. {Photograph}: BCCI
For the David Warner-led aspect, this can be a must-win state of affairs as all routes to playoffs will mathematically be shut in the event that they undergo one other defeat.
KKR, then again, want to overlook the loss in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad at house and get on with successful some video games. Their skipper Nitish Rana, middle-order batter Rinku Singh and West Indian power-hitter Andre Russell do possess the potential to hammer Delhi Capitals’ bowlers, led by Anrich Nortje and Mustafizur Rahman.
The 5 consecutive defeats for Delhi are a reminder that they’re actually skinny on sources within the batting division.
The largest letdown undoubtedly has been Shaw’s lack of efficiency. The previous Beneath-19 captain, who led India to victory in the course of the 2018 U19 World Cup, appears to be like a pale shadow of himself.
Statistics communicate so loud and clear: Shaw scored 479 runs in 2021 and 283 in 10 video games final yr. However this yr he has seemed utterly out of types in opposition to fast bowlers, making his place…
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