Delhi Capitals opener Prithvi Shaw, while addressing the post match press conference, heaped praises on Rishabh pant and called him the best finisher among the youngsters.
Pant who scored a blistering 49 off 21 balls helped Delhi Capitals beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by two wickets in a nerve-wracking IPL Eliminator here.
“In these T20 games, there’s a lot of pressure. I was praying that we win. Pant did a brilliant job. I have said that he is the best finisher among the young players. He always opens up the game for us. He has been doing very well. Unfortunately, he could not finish it for us, but Keemo did well in the end,”Prithvi Shaw, batsmen, Delhi Capitals
He also mentioned that was important for him to get his form back and lots preparation is what helped him score in their eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Shaw also said despite not being able to score for the past few games, the management did not lost its faith in the youngster.
“Even though i wasn’t scoring that good in power play, they never gave up on me, they believed in me and more importantly, i believed in myself and thanks to all the support staff and players who give me lots of positive vibes. I just played my game out there.”Prithvi Shaw, Batsman, Delhi Capitals
A smiling Prithvi Shaw also said that Amit Mishra also scored a single run but an important one.
Shaw, when asked about his strategy that helped him tackle SRH bowling attack, he said that its important to put up runs on the board and due to the sticky pitch, he waited for loose balls.
“First six overs are important because if you put runs on board, it will take the pressure off the other batsmen. It was a bit difficult to pull the ball. Since their bowlers were bowling cutters on a sticky wicket, it was not pulling. I waited for loose balls.”Prithvi Shaw, batsman, Delhi Capitals
On how to tackle Chennai bowlers, he said that the players in his team have faced CSK in previous IPL’s, so they understand the game. Further, he said the team will have a plan after reaching Chennai.
“Whichever ball is lose, i’ll smash that ball. Even with Harbhajan Sir and Tahir bowling, i’ll obviously smash it.”Prithvi Shaw, batsman, Delhi Capitals
Prithvi Shaw also said that its not about who plays, he said it depends on how prepared the team is for the game.
“We’ll look to do what we’ve done earlier.”Prithvi Shaw, batsman, Delhi Capitals
When asked about Delhi’s tendency of losing wickets at the most crucial moments, he said, “I think we like to make every game interesting. Everytime things are going well, we give away two-three wickets,” he said.
“But i think that’s the charm of T20 cricket. Till the time you don’t feel the pressure, its not as much fun.”Prithvi Shaw, batsman, Delhi Capitals
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