Delhi Capitals may be out of contention for the playoffs, but there’s plenty to play for when they take on Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Wednesday.
“There’s a lot of pride at stake and there are still two points to play for,” said Ajit Agarkar, the team’s assistant coach, before the game. “We won’t change our approach and we will try to finish as high as possible on the points table.”
Delhi’s slender hopes of progressing to the playoffs ended with a 31-run defeat to Punjab in their previous game. “We lost too many wickets in a cluster in the last game,” said Agarkar. “We got off to a good start, but we couldn’t finish the match. We’ll look to improve upon this aspect of our batting in our next two games.
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“Dharamsala is a spectacular venue. Hopefully, we’ll get a good batting track which will give the batters a chance to play a bit more freely.”
Agarkar was also full of praise for Ishant Sharma, the pace bowler, for his exceptional performances in the current season. “Ishant has been really good around the group,” he said. “The younger bowlers can learn from the way he has conducted himself and prepared for games. He’s been terrific for us this season.”