Delhi’s Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly additionally admitted that the aspect ignored their common skipper Pant towards Lucknow however he sees it as a possibility for kids to end up their value. He additionally cited an instance of the way Pant were given into the Indian group.
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“We of course missed Rishabh Pant, but it gives an opportunity to a lot of other youngsters. Pant came when Dhoni left and that is how youngsters get an opportunity. Right now what is important for us is Rishabh Pant’s recovery,” mentioned Ganguly in a press convention.
Delhi Capitals will play their first house recreation of the season towards Gujarat Titans on the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. DC began their marketing campaign with a 50-run loss towards LSG, whilst GT is entering the fit after a five-wicket win towards four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK). In their loss, DC felt the absence of Pant, who’s lately recuperating from accidents sustained in a automotive twist of fate closing 12 months.
Ganguly admitted that regardless that Chetan Sakariya and Khaleel Ahmed didn’t bowl neatly within the first fit, it’s just the beginning of the event. He additionally gave credit score to West Indies stars Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran for his or her knocks which driven LSG to an enormous general.
“You cannot help when these West Indies players hit the ball a long way, whether it is Mayers or Pooran,” added Ganguly.
Ganguly additionally praised LSG and England pacer Mark Wood for his five-wicket haul that driven Delhi to the backfoot within the get started itself.
Ganguly mentioned it isn’t honest to pass judgement on Sarfaraz Khan, who displayed very good shape in home cricket for months, after one fit.
Sarfaraz stored the wickets in absence of Rishabh and scored 4 runs in 9 balls with the bat.
“The game has changed. At this level the pressure is different. Sarfaraz Khan has just kept in one match. So, judging him for 20 overs is not fair. We do not have Rishabh who was batting and keeping for us. LSG have KL Rahul and Pooran who can keep and bat, you have MS Dhoni for Chennai Super Kings,” mentioned Ganguly.
On the usage of Aman Khan as an have an effect on participant within the first fit, Ganguly mentioned that he was once used for his batting. Aman may ranking most effective 4 runs in his first day out.
“We used Aman Khan for his batting not just for his fielding. You cannot field the best eleven fielders. We have to balance it out,” concluded Ganguly.
(With ANI inputs)