Ashwin, who was returning from a shoulder problem, had a good start with the ball giving up just 26 runs of his four overs.
Delhi Capitals continued their hot streak at IPL 2020 with a comfortable 59-run win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Dubai. After compiling a substantial 196 on the board, the DC bowlers shared the grounds to seal the deal.
Ravichandran Ashwin, returning from a shoulder problem, was pleased with DC’s teamwork, with “everyone” making a contribution. The seasoned off-spinner also got off to a good start, giving away just 26 runs of his quota of four overs.
The game also involved an interesting incident when Ashwin refrained from running out of Aaron Finch at the non-forward end. In the third over of the inning, Finch was backing too far on the bowler’s end, but Ashwin didn’t try to “Mankad” and let him go with a look.
Let’s make it clear !! First and last warning for 2020. I make it official and don’t blame me later. @RickyPonting #runout #nonstriker @ AaronFinch5 and I are good friends by the way. # IPL2020
07:29 p. Tue Oct 10, 2020
At the 2019 IPL, Ashwin had attacked Jos Buttler, and his actions were criticized by quite a few cricketers, including current DC coach Ricky Ponting. The duo also had a chat about it before the tournament started, with Ponting backing the idea of a “run penalty” to prevent the batter from unfairly taking advantage of the non-forward winger.
Ashwin, for his part, later tweeted in a cheery tone: “Let’s be clear! First and last warning for 2020. I’ll make it official and don’t blame me later.”
“I think we have a pretty good side and everyone is raising their hands,” he said at the post-match press conference. “At first I thought we were a little rusty going into the tournament and even for me, it’s been like five games to get my first four overs. It’s been quite an interesting year. I came here loaded and got off to a great start. I’ve thrown four overs for the first time today, very interesting and everyone is contributing. I still think that the biggest positive is that there is still a lot of room for improvement and I think we will achieve it at the end of the tournament.
Ashwin noted that DC has good strength on the bench and that is helping them perform well in the tournament. Ashwin also said that DC will miss Amit Mishra’s services. The veteran leg shooter was ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a finger injury.
“Look, that’s one of the beauties of this particular team from the Delhi capitals because even when my shoulder was dislocated Amit (Mishra) came and played the role, now he’s injured and Axar has come in and played the role. So , there is enough strength in that bank and sometimes when it comes to the IPL, the banking people that come from the bench become very, very important and that bench is probably enough to become another IPL team as well. He has that kind of quality, so I think Amit would be sorely missed on this team. He is an IPL legend. In the future, we will definitely try to keep Amit happy at home. “
Ashwin also praised Axar Patel for his excellent performance in the game against RCB and said the left arm spinner “goes unnoticed.” “Sometimes what happens in T20 cricket is that we tend to blow up pictures, stats and numbers of players getting the purple cap, even the same with the orange cap. Sometimes I feel like it’s too overrated in a game like T20 because it is something like football where people play their role and one of those players is Axar.
“He always goes unnoticed because he throws those good overs, he creates the pressure for someone else to capitalize on the grounds, so these are the heroes that are really appreciated in the dressing room by us at Delhi Capitals and Ricky is very particular about that and we stick with it. to roles. When they appreciate you, people will want to keep their roles. “
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