Former Australian captain Aaron Finch has raised questions Akshar PatelThe decisions taken on the field during Delhi Capitals' defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad show that the captain stayed away from the important match against Abhishek Sharma.
Delhi Capitals have a formidable spin duo in the form of Axar and Kuldeep Yadav, who are considered one of the best in the IPL. However, the pair bowled only four overs combined in the competition, a move that left experts perplexed. Instead, part-time spinner Nitish Rana completed his entire quota, raising questions over the team's bowling strategy.
“We're sitting there scratching our heads, aren't we? Your two leading Indian spin bowlers, Axar Patel, captain [2-0-23-1],Kuldeep Yadav [2-0-30-0]They bowled four overs between them. A part-time offspinner in Nitish Rana has bowled four overs. “It doesn't mean anything to me,” Finch was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Delhi appears to be choosing bowlers who can pick up the pace and take the ball away from the left-handed pair of Abhishek and Travis Head. With both Axar and Kuldeep generally turning the ball to left-handed batsmen, the DC think tank has tipped that match-up.
However, Finch believes that such decisions should not come at the expense of supporting the leading bowlers. Despite acknowledging the tactical dilemma, Finch did not hold back in assessing Axar's approach.
“It's the responsibility of your captain, your senior players, your retained players, your best bowler, the Indian bowler, he's one of your main bowlers in the Indian cricket team. It's no small thing. He's a double World Cup winner. So the fact that he doesn't trust himself to perform under pressure and defend himself against any left-handed batsman – as soon as a left-handed batsman comes to the crease, not for me today, thank you. For me it's more about this than anything else.” The copy tells more about his attitude,” he said. Continued.
It was absolute carnage by the Indian opener Abhishek Sharma Against DC at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad. The left-handed batsman scored 135* off just 68 balls, helping SRH post a mammoth score of 242/2 in 20 overs. DC's chase never succeeded as they lost the match by 47 runs.
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