The match between Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday, April 8 was a very exciting match, in which Gujarat Titans won by just one run. david miller Stood in the way of the Titans' victory, but in the end, he could not lead the Capitals to victory.
When two runs were needed on the last two balls, Miller refused to take a single and give the strike to Kuldeep Yadav. Miller tried to hit a pull shot on the last ball bowled by Prasidh Krishna but the ball connected in the air. Kuldeep ran quickly towards the striker's end to take the bye. However, Jos Buttler collected the ball on the bounce and drove down the stumps with an accurate throw to keep the Indian spinner just short of his crease.
Harbhajan Singh criticized David Miller for his decision making, as he mentioned that the Titans would have thanked the South African batsman, and his actions made it seem as if he was still representing the franchise for which he played from 2022 to 2024. The cricketer turned commentator said that taking a single on the last ball would have been a better idea.
“He (David Miller) tried to be a hero and said no, I will hit two runs on the last ball. What happened after that? The last ball was a dot ball, Kuldeep was run out and they lost the match they were set to win. Gujarat Titans said, David Miller, thank you very much, because what you did made it feel like you are still a part of GT.”
Harbhajan said that Kuldeep has good batting experience and he can maintain his batting even under pressure. The former player said that if Miller had trusted his partner and given the strike, even if Kuldeep had failed to lead his team to victory, the match would have at least gone into the Super Over.
“He (Kuldeep Yadav) is not so inexperienced with the bat that he can't handle it. He can connect with the ball well. David Miller just needs to trust his partner a bit. I think if he had taken a run on the fifth ball, on the sixth ball, even if Kuldeep got out, there would still have been a chance. Capitals had a chance. Had it gone to the Super Over, they would have got another chance. But they didn't give themselves any chances.”
We have rarely seen David Miller finish matches: Harbhajan
While Harbhajan called Miller an excellent player, he said the southpaw has not finished a lot of matches for the teams he has played for recently. The former Indian spinner also said that Kuldeep is not someone who cannot bat.
“To my understanding, it is beyond me how that is possible. What must be going through his mind? It is not that Kuldeep doesn't know how to bat. But when pressure situations come, I have seen David Miller, and maybe it is just his luck. He is an excellent player, a very strong player. But I think the difference between a strong player and a great player is this: a great player finishes matches. And we have rarely seen David Miller finish matches. When we saw him do this, he helped Gujarat Titans win the title, but today he was very sad because he knew that he got two points by mistake.
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