Delhi Capitals have failed once again, losing their fourth match in the last five matches to eventually crash out of the tournament. While captain Axar Patel has given the hint at changes in the rest of three games of the season, the franchise’s Director of Cricket, Venugopal Rao, opined on when asked about the lack of opportunities for Prithvi Shaw, who wasn’t given a chance.

“Responsibility; when things fail as a batting unit, you need to take responsibility. I’ll do it, rather than waiting for somebody else to do it. So, I think that is missing, I felt,” he said in the post-match press conference. “Maybe we will see in the next couple of games how this batting unit turns out. At the top of the order, whom do you want us to drop? Pathum or KL?” he asked.

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Regarding captain Axar Patel’s form, Venugopal Rao also admitted that seeing a World Cup winner like Axar Patel go through such a poor form hurts, but he is not giving up on him as well.

“We always want a captain, a person like him who has been in two World Cup-winning squads, coming into this tournament. Regarding his form, we definitely always want him to do well. Somewhere, I think, he lost his form. I hope he comes back in the next three games. So, it hurt. Obviously, when you look back at today’s opposition, some of the seniors couldn’t perform. So, we need to face the music,” he cocnluded.

However, the Delhi Capitals are mathematically still in the race for the play-offs. They have four wins in eleven matches, with three more matches to go. If they win their remaining matches, they have a little chance of making it to the play-offs. However, for that to happen, other match results must also fall in their favour as well.