Former India player Wasim Jaffer commented on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Jitesh Sharma after their IPL 2026 match against the Delhi Capitals (DC). The defending champions crushed DC by nine wickets on Monday, April 27 as well.

Bowling first, they bowled Delhi out for just 75. Josh Hazlewood claimed four wickets, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar bagged three as well. Wasim Jaffer also added that RCB’s bowling became even stronger with Hazlewood. While the batting has been doing well, Jitesh Sharma has yet to come into
his form.

“With Hazlewood the bowling has become even stronger. The batting has been clicking. Bethell is getting a chance. Devdutt is in form, Rajat is in good form. If Jitesh gets his form back, it is a long tournament, I am sure he will also get back in form, this team is looking dangerous and playing like defending champions. There are not many changes from last year too, more or less it is the same team,” he said on his YouTube channel.

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“It was a bowling masterclass, the way Bhuvi and Hazlewood bowled. Bowlers are getting hit a lot in this IPL, but there have been some games where they have dominated, as we saw here, and it is good to see them bowling like this as well, especially the way Bhuvi was swinging the ball,” he again added.

While RCB continued to hold onto their second spot on the points table, Delhi are now seventh place in the points table with just three wins from eight games as well. DC lost a couple of close matches that they should have won.

“These matches will hurt at the end of the season when you don’t qualify. There were two games that Delhi could have won. When you don’t qualify, in hindsight, you recall these games and cry. The first stage is to reach the playoffs. Delhi is a good team overall. But these close defeats may hurt them now. You don’t want a lot of catching up and come into a situation where all games are must-win,” Wasim Jaffer concluded.