With Ricky Ponting as head schoolteacher and Sourav Ganguly because the Director of Cricket, Delhi Capitals (DC) have two of the sharpest brains in international cricket at their disposal. Alternatively, DC have didn’t win a sport thus far within the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season. DC have been outplayed by means of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday, and it was once their 5th directly defeat within the pageant. The David Warner-led facet stay base of the issues desk with 0 issues thus far.
Former Bharat head schoolteacher Ravi Shastri didn’t display any liniency to both the franchise or Ganguly. Hour commentating all the way through their fit in opposition to RCB, Shastri took a cheeky jibe at Ganguly.
“Problem now with Delhi Capitals is, especially with the way the other teams are going, you lose four on the trot, it becomes very, very difficult to come back. There are people in that dugout that are not used to losing. Ricky Ponting’s one. David Warner too. He’s been on the winning side as well. It’s not about losing. It’s about being hammered. It’s five on the trot, with you not looking like winning. Losing close games is one thing, when you’re being outplayed by opposition, it’s not a happy story. Sourav Ganguly, the former president of the board. He must have thought it’s nice upstairs,” Shastri was once heard as announcing on-air.
DC captain Warner left-overs hopeful of a turnaround in spite of his staff’s 5th directly loss.
Virat Kohli struck 50 to lead hosts Bangalore to 174-6, a complete their bowlers defended by means of limiting Delhi to 151-9 within the first fit of the future.
Delhi have been by no means within the chase, dropping habitual wickets.
Even Warner, who has scored 228 runs with 3 half-centuries within the match however has struggled together with his crash charge, best scored 19.
Manish Pandey made 50, however the left-overs of the batting fell aside as debutant and native boy Vijaykumar Vyshak returned figures of 3-20 for RCB.
The returning Mitchell Marsh, again upcoming getting married in Australia, had a favorable affect with the ball, however failed to provide his facet a just right get started within the chase.
(With AFP Inputs)
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