After facing the third home defeat, spin all-rounder Vipraj Nigam said that Delhi Capitals are determined to bounce back, not just to reach the playoffs but to secure a top-two finish in the IPL points table as well. DC, however, faced a 14-run defeat to KKR after falling short in their chase of 205, and Nigam admitted that a few shot selection errors cost them the match on Tuesday as well.
“There are some decisions that we take at the last moment, because of which the game gets messed up sometimes here and there. But we are still in the top four, and we have five more games left, in which we will try to come back and finish in the top two,” Nigam told reporters. “Our plan was to target their two main spinners and we did that in the first two overs but there were a few moments where we erred in our shot selection or something like that happened because of which our set players got out. Against such a bowling line-up, it is very difficult to come and play a shot immediately. That’s why if the set players kept playing, we would have easily won the match.”
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The young leg-spin all-rounder, who also went wicketless in the last four games, returned with figures of 2 for 41 and also scored a 19-ball 38.
“IPL is a journey where you always face ups and downs. But the main thing is how strong your mindset is, how the team atmosphere is — the seniors’ role is very important, and they have always backed me. Till last year, I had performed the same way in domestic cricket as well. I had scored 70-75 runs in 2-3 matches, but in between, I flopped in a few innings, because of which my confidence went down, and then you need support or a backup time. So it was a good thing that I got my form as soon as I came to IPL,” he again added.
On the other hand, KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane suffered a hand injury during the win over Delhi Capitals and KKR spinner Anukul Roy said that the doctors will assess and determine this injury.
“It doesn’t look too serious. He may need a couple of days to recover. The doctors will assess and provide more clarity, but for now, he’s doing fine. He got a few stitches,” said Anukul.
