Delhi Capitals batsman Shikhar Dhawan, who’s at the moment the very best run-scorer within the IPL 2021 season with 380 runs from 8 matches, is trying ahead to taking part in the remainder of the season within the UAE later this month.
“It is great to be back. There is a very good atmosphere inside the team. All the boys are working very hard and I am looking forward to the IPL season. I am very excited to play the upcoming matches.”
️ “Mid-wicket upar rahega na!”
proper now @ShreyasIyer15 Playing on the sphere even in closed internet session#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 #DCAllEntry @OctaFX pic.twitter.com/wjlua8liOp
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 12, 2021
Dhawan, who has scored three half-centuries thus far within the IPL 2021 season, stated it will be important for the crew to begin performing nicely from the very first match. “It is very important to start on a high note. We need to do well from the very first match and that’s why we are working very hard for our first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad. We have to apply our hard work during the matches. And give good results.”
The 35-year-old stated that the Delhi Capitals crew is even stronger for the second half of the season with the return of batsman Shreyas Iyer.
“We were in a certain flow in the first half of the season and then that flow was broken after the tournament was suspended. So we have to rebuild our energy and get back to the flow we were in. The good thing is that our team is well balanced and Shreyas Iyer is also back in the team, so our team is even stronger now,” stated Dhawan.
Asked concerning the favorable situations within the UAE, the opener stated, “We will beat the warmth as nicely. It takes a while to get used to the humidity right here as we had been indoors for some time. But we’ve got been doing this for thus a few years so we will certainly beat the warmth.”
Delhi Capitals gamers arrive in Dubai
Delhi Capitals gamers, who had been included within the Indian crew for the Test sequence towards England, reached Dubai safely for the second half of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 on Sunday.
The gamers, together with Rishabh Pant, R Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw & Umesh Yadav, underwent Covid-19 exams upon arrival in Dubai.
Statement from Delhi Capitals:
Delhi Capitals gamers, who had been a part of the Indian squad for the Test sequence towards England, landed safely in Dubai for the second a part of the VIVO IPL 2021 on Sunday, 12 September 2021.#YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 @SofitelDXBPalm [1/3] pic.twitter.com/nYBqd21QS4
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) September 12, 2021
Players will likely be put below 6-day laborious quarantine as per IPL protocol, throughout which they are going to be examined thrice.
Thereafter, the gamers will be a part of the remainder of the Delhi Capitals squad, who’re already a part of the Bio-Bubble.
Delhi Capitals had completed runners-up within the earlier version of the league final yr, shedding to Mumbai Indians in a peak efficiency.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
