Delhi Capitals have gone without the prime bowler Kagiso Rabada in their IPL 2021 opener against Chennai Super Kings. But why has Pant taken such a call on his debut as captain?
No Rabada
In absence of Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant is leading the Delhi Capitals in this season of Indian Premier League. Rishabh Pant debuted as IPL captain today and it was interesting to see him walking along with MS Dhoni whom had been replaced by Pant in the national side. Pant, after winning the toss, elected to field first and mentioned how good it felt to have the first outing with ‘Mahi Bhai.’
Regarding the team, the young skipper of the Capitals said, “The wicket is slightly softer underneath. I’m going to be a mix of experience and youth.” He further informed, “Stoinis, Hetmyer, Woakes, and Tom Curran are our overseas players. We are not playing in Delhi, so we are fine.”
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Why is Rabada not playing?
Kagiso rabada along with Anrich Nortje landed in Mumbai on April 6 to join their IPL team. The IPL SOPS suggest to be isolated at least for a week after arrival. This is why they could not feature in the fixture of Delhi Capitals against the Chennai Super Kings today at Wankhede Stadium. However, they will be available to play the next game on April 15 against the Rajasthan Royals for the Capitals
No Wonder Delhi Capitals is going to miss their prime bowler. Rabada was the proud owner of the Purple cap with 30 wickets in IPL 2020. He has been one of the consistent performers for the Capitals over last few years. Once Rabada joins in it will be also interesting to see how the new captain Rishabh Pant utilizes him and also managesa the workload for Rabada at the same time. Rabada looked fatigued in the tail end of the last season.
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