Delhi Capitals Assistant Coach Ajit Agarkar feels that their team collectively failed against Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans in their first two games and reckons that they need to apply themselves better in the coming games and also backs their youngsters to do well in the forthcoming game.
Speaking to the media, after their loss against Gujarat Titans, former Indian cricketer Ajit Agarkar reckons that their top order failed altogether and they are no place in pointing out the individuals for their performance and also added that the team should collectively improve their batting performance.
“They’ve (Prithivi and Sarfaraz) made runs in the past and in general, I don’t think we batted well, So why point out one or two guys? No one got going. I mean, in both games we’ve not begun at the top as other teams have and you can see the difference. So there’s no point picking individuals. So credit to Gujarat but, you know, we need to improve collectively as a group as a batting unit to get better results,” Ajit Agarkar said.
Ajit Agarkar also backed underperforming Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan to do well, stating that they have done very well in the domestic circuit and hopes they can replicate their domestic form in the forthcoming match.
Coming into the match, batting first Delhi Capitals had a poor start losing out 4 wickets for just 67 runs, as their top batters failed miserably with Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, and Rilee Rossouw dismissing without scoring many runs putting the team in the spot of bother. Abishek Porel and Axar Patel put up a cameo to take Delhi Capitals to a decent total of 162 runs.
With 163 runs, to chase Gujarat Titans lost their openers for just 36 runs, With the Tamil Nadu duo Sai Sudharsan and Vijay Shankar stitching a partnership of 53 runs followed by a brilliant cameo by David Miller, helping the team to chase down the total with 11 balls to spare.
We’ve Got To Remember It Just Been Two Games – Ajit Agarkar
Ajit Agarkar continued to back their skipper David Warner, who was not at his usual best in the first two games, stating that he was one of the best players in the league and said that the team has failed collectively as a batting unit.
“No, he got a 50 in the previous game. I think today was all right. I mean look like I said before I think collectively I don’t think there’s any different way to approach. He has probably been one of the best players ever in the IPL. So you expect him to get it right. Just as a unit, I think we’ve not had a big score in two games now and we’ve got to remember it’s just been two games,” Ajit Agarkar added.
Delhi Capitals will take on Rajasthan Royals in their third match on their first-afternoon game on April 8 in Barsapara, Guwahati.