Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel speaks about the match against RR

IPL 2022: Rajasthan Royals will take on Delhi Capitals in a bid to go top. RR beat KKR by 7 runs, while DC are coming off a massive win against Punjab Kings.

Leading to the match, Axar Patel speaks about the match up against Hetmyer and Ashwin. Both of them used to play for DC before being released by the for the Tata IPL 2022 Mega Auction.

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“Shimron Hetmyer and R Ashwin know our tactics, and we also have a clue about their strengths and weaknesses. This will be an interesting battle; I am looking forward to it,” says Axar Patel in a video posted by Delhi Capitals.”

“In IPL, we are used to this. You will always come up against someone with whom you have played in the different teams. But if my former teammate hits me for a boundary, I will go all out against him. When you are on the ground, the friendships stay outside of the park. We all play to win games for our team,” he added.

Axar also talked about their massive win against Punjab Kings.

“You don’t play these kinds of matches everyday, where you are dominating the opposition from the ball 1. We dominated in all the three departments. After all the odds were against us, the way we played was quite magnificent. Morale has been really high after the victory. But we need to keep our heads down and stay in the present,” says Patel.

They won the match against PBKS by 9 wickets and 57 balls to spare. Axar Patel was the pick of the bowlers, picking up 2/10 in his 4 overs, to help restrict PBKS to 115. He picked up the crucial wicket of Liam Livingstone.

“Expectations will be high from us after our last win. We need to keep ourselves focused. To repeat that kind of performance is challenging, but we have to play with the same mindset. Rajasthan’s bowling attack is also good. They are a dangerous side, but we are not bothered about it; we should stay focused on our game plans,” he said.

Delhi Capitals face Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede Stadium, tonight. Previously the match was supposed to be played at the MCA Stadium, Pune. But, due to covid cases within the camp and just a day off between 2 matches, the clash was shifted to the Wankhede Stadium.

Catch the match preview for tonight’s game here.