Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has said that the Delhi Capitals (DC) captain Rishabh Pant is not as good against spin as he is against pace ahead of the clash against the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH). However, they will play at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on
Saturday, April 20.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Chopra said, “I want to pick Rishabh Pant as the first player from Delhi because he is the kind of player who can change the game in the middle overs. Rishabh Pant the keeper has been awesome, he is back. When you see his batting against pace, he is back. However, he is looking slightly 50-50 against spin. He has not yet come back fully but the opposing team will not have too many spinners. (Aiden) Markram might not bowl, they don’t get Shahbaz (Ahmed) to bowl his full overs, and Mayank Markande won’t be that useful on this ground because I feel the ground is very small. So Rishabh Pant is my first player to watch out for.”

He also named Kuldeep Yadav as the other key player for the Delhi Capitals. Kuldeep has picked up six wickets at an economy rate of
6.06 in four games in IPL 2024 so far. Khaleel Ahmed (10) and Mukesh Kumar (8) are the only bowlers to have taken more wickets this season as well.

“My second player is Jake Fraser-McGurk. He is Australian and the opposing captain is also from Australia. Hyderabad might be able to plan better. They might bring spin at the start because Jake needs to be stopped but the pitch will be good for Jake. If he stays for six overs, he sways the powerplay in your favor. My third player is Kuldeep Yadav. I know it’s a small ground but Kuldeep, because I will bowl him against Travis Head – remember he got out to Noor Ahmad. Abhishek Sharma and after that Heinrich Klaasen and Markram, I will bowl him against everyone. If you get a chance, get Kuldeep Yadav to bowl eight overs,” Aakash Chopra concluded.