IPL 2024: Irfan Pathan takes a dig at Rishabh Pant after DC's loss towards KKR

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Former India allrounder Irfan Pathan has taken a dig at Rishabh Pant after Delhi Capitals’ loss towards Kolkata Knight Riders on the Eden Gardens on Monday (April 29).

KKR thrashed DC by means of seven wickets to get again to successful techniques and bolster their playoffs possibilities. DC captain Rishabh Pant raised various eyebrows together with his resolution to bat first at a venue the place groups had chased down large totals corresponding to 224 and 262 in fresh video games.

Prior to coming to Kolkata, DC had gained their final two video games whilst batting first and made up our minds to bat first towards KKR as neatly. On the other hand, the verdict backfired spectacularly because the Delhi-based outfit was once totally outplayed by means of the house facet.

Fit assessment briefly:

Batting first, the Rishabh Pant-led facet may just simplest arrange 153/9 within the allocated 20 overs. DC misplaced the wickets of Prithvi Shaw, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Shai Hope throughout the powerplay and simply may just now not recuperate. At one level, they have been reeling at 111 for 8 prior to an unbeaten 35-run knock from Kuldeep Yadav guided them to a decent 153.

In answer, KKR chased down the overall with utmost ease. In-form opener Phil Salt put them recreation to mattress by means of smashing a 26-ball fifty and sharing a 79-run stand in simply 37 balls with Sunil Narine for the primary wicket. KKR in the end crossed the completing line within the seventeenth over to get again to sign up their 6th win in 9 video games this season.

Irfan Pathan unimpressed with DC:

As Rishabh Pant and his DC teammates did not justify the verdict to bat first, Irfan Pathan made it transparent that he was once unimpressed with the ball. The previous cricketer took to X (previously Twitter) to take a dig at Rishabh Pant’ resolution to bat first as he wrote:

“Nonetheless looking to perceive the cause of Delhi to bat first.”

Nonetheless looking to perceive the cause of Delhi to bat first.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 29, 2024

Rishabh Pant on batting first:

Talking on the finish of the sport, Rishabh Pant spread out on his resolution to bat first after successful the toss. He known as it a just right possibility prior to ruing his batters’ failure to ship with the bat.

“It was once a just right way to bat first. As a batting unit we did not bat neatly, 150 was once under par with how issues have been going. However we be informed from our errors, each day isn’t your day,” mentioned Rishabh Pant.

“The way in which we have been going as a staff was once great (successful 4 out in their final 5 video games), however those video games come alongside in T20s. I feel the rest round 180-210 would had been a just right ranking, we did not give our bowlers sufficient runs to shield,” he added.

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