The Delhi Capitals have suddenly found themselves on a downward graph in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2020). They had taken off to a flying start and were looking well to qualify for the playoffs at the top of the points table, but the four consecutive losses have certain;y affected their momentum and dented their playoffs chances.
Having won five out of the first seven matches, the Capitals were looking to qualify easily, however, they have made things complicated for themselves by registering victories in just two out of 6 fixtures in the second half of the T20 extravaganza.
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The biggest disappointment for the Delhi-based franchise has been their star-studded batting line-up in the second half. Despite boasting of players like captain Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, and power-hitters Marcus Stoinis, Rishabh Pant, and Shimron Hetmyer on their side, DC has failed to impress with the willow. The batsmen seem conservative in their approach and have given their wickets away quite easily to the opposition with poor shot selection.
On Saturday, Delhi locked horns with the Mumbai Indians (MI) in an important afternoon clash at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. Having won the toss, Kieron Pollard elected to field. Batting first, the opening woes for DC continued as Dhawan bagged a duck while Prithvi lost his wicket in the third over after showing urgency in hitting big shots.
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Delhi’s opening batsman Prithvi Shaw is struggling with the bad form with the willow. In 11 innings, he has scored only 219 runs including two ducks. He was dismissed when he tried to slog Trent Boult across the line only for a top edge to be caught by the keeper.
Seeing the struggle of the youngster, the former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar gave a batting advice to Shaw. He tweeted, Manjrekar tweeted: “Dear Prithvi Shaw, try & not attempt impossible shots, simply because they are impossible to pull off. Keep Virender Sehwag as your role model, see how he only stuck to shots he had the ability/confidence to pull off.”
Dear Prithvi Shaw, try & not attempt impossible shots, simply because they are impossible to pull off. Keep Virender Sehwag as your role model, see how he only stuck to shots he had the ability/confidence to pull off.
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 1, 2020
