Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant who made his return to competitive cricket after a fatal car crash in December 2022 feels “emotional” during the toss against PBKS in Chandigarh.
Rishabh Pant Backs as Captain for Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals named Rishabh Pant as their captain for the IPL 2024 season who missed the entire IPL 2023 season after failing to recover in time. As per the IPL 2024 schedule, Delhi Capitals were scheduled to face Punjab Kings on March 23 in Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.
Notably, both Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals are still waiting to lift their maiden IPL trophy. PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan is perhaps on his last legs as a professional cricketer while Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant starting a fresh leg of his career after a career-threatening accident.
Both Delhi-based players have fought different personal battles to be here leading their respective teams at one of the World’s largest spectacles.
Winning the toss, the Punjab Kings captain decided to field first while Rishabh also stated that they would have also batted first if they won the toss.
“We would have batted first. The wicket looks a little on the slower side. Really emotional time for me. Just want to enjoy the moment. Not thinking much. I think not worried about last season. Really exciting times. We have been preparing well. Four overseas batters for us. Hope, Marsh, Warner, Stubbs”, says Rishabh Pant after the toss.
PBKS vs DC will be the first match of today’s doubleheader while the second game of the day will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Eden Gardens.
RCB and CSK who faced off in the season’s opening game yesterday, where the defending champions handed RCB a 6 wickets defeat. With the victory, CSK climbed to the top position in the IPL 2024 points table.
