DTVHINDI“I am confident that he will be in tomorrow’s match…”- DC head coach said about Akshar Patel’s captaincy
Axar Patel (Photo Source: Getty Images) After securing important wins in their last few encounters, Delhi Capitals will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in their 13th match of the league stage of IPL 2024 on Sunday, May 12, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. By winning this match, Delhi team would like to maintain its winning momentum. Ricky Ponting has confidence in Akshar Patel’s captaincy skills DC’s regular captain due to slow over rate Rishabh Pant But he has been banned for one match due to which he will not play in the match against RCB. In such a situation, Akshar Patel will lead the team. Addressing the pre-match press conference on Saturday, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said, “He (Akshar) has been the vice-captain in this franchise for the last few seasons. He is a very experienced IPL player, an experienced international player, he is a sensible guy and understands the game very well. He is excited about it. We started talking about this a few days ago when there was a possibility that Rishabh could be banned.” He said, “He knows about this. We have had a meeting with our bowlers today. There will be a meeting with everyone tonight, everyone will look at the plans and make sure that they are ready to lead the team well tomorrow.Delhi Capitals are fifth in the points table with 12 points from 12 matches, while they have registered consecutive wins in their last four matches. After this, Ricky Ponting was asked whether there would be an equal competition between the two teams in this match. To which the DC head coach said, “These are all tough games in the IPL. If you turn the clock back two weeks, RCB were nowhere in this tournament. And, now, they are probably performing as well as anyone else in the tournament.”
