Delhi Capitals (DC) fiery opener Prithvi Shaw has returned to the team hotel as he has attained complete recovery from a bout of Typhoid. Shaw, who has been missing the action since playing Delhi’s match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on May 1 posted a photo from the hospital on his Instagram.
In a statement regarding the same, Delhi Capitals on Sunday, 15 May, said that the batsman had returned to the hotel and was being monitored by the medical team of the franchise.
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In the statement, DC said, “Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw has been discharged from the hospital where he was being treated for a bout of typhoid. Shaw has returned to the team hotel where he is currently recuperating while being monitored by the DC medical team.”
OFFICIAL UPDATE:
Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw has been discharged from the hospital where he was being treated for a bout of typhoid. Shaw has returned to the team hotel where he is currently recuperating, while being monitored by the DC medical team. pic.twitter.com/EMJ5NACqpP
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) May 15, 2022
Prithvi Shaw formed half of Delhi’s destructive opening combination alongside the veteran Australian opener, David Warner. The duo had the most destructive strike rates in the powerplay, setting up Delhi’s tempo for the rest of the innings, on which the likes of Rishabh Pant and Rovman Powell capitalized.
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While Shaw’s availability for the next matches is not known, it seems like he could come back into the XI if Delhi can manage to reach the playoffs stage of the tournament. Delhi still has to win their last couple of matches in the competition if they wish to enter the top four in the league table.
Delhi Capitals Squad: David Warner, Srikar Bharat, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Lalit Yadav, Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich NortjeBenchRipal Patel, Khaleel Ahmed, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Tim Seifert, Mustafizur Rahman, Ashwin Hebbar, Praveen Dubey, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal
