IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals reached the IPL ultimate final 12 months.© BCCI/IPL
Delhi Capitals, final 12 months’s runners-up, wish to go a step additional this 12 months and raise their maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy, says assistant coach Mohammad Kaif. The previous India batsman attended his first apply session with the workforce on Saturday and feels they’ve the gamers to finish their title drought this 12 months. After common skipper Shreyas Iyer was dominated out of IPL 2021 with an damage, the Delhi-based outfit have given the reins of the workforce to Rishabh Pant for the upcoming season.
“We wish to go one step additional this 12 months and that is the Delhi Capitals workforce objective. Now we have the gamers to win the title. We had been very shut final 12 months and the plus level for this season is that many of the gamers akin to Rishabh Pant have been taking part in lots of cricket. They’ve been in contact with the sport and due to this fact they’re in good rhythm going into the IPL,” stated Kaif, in a DC press launch.
Within the absence of head coach Ricky Ponting who remains to be in quarantine, Kaif sorted the workforce’s apply session, held at Cricket Membership of India in Mumbai.
Kaif, well-known for his athleticism throughout his taking part in days, determined to check gamers’ fielding expertise by making them take catches below lights. The 40-year-old former batsman was delighted to satisfy the younger abilities together with skilled campaigners like Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Promoted
“The gamers have been finishing up batting and bowling drills in the previous couple of days. As a training group we determined to give attention to fielding expertise in in the present day’s apply session. The gamers took some catches below lights. It was an ideal session. I obtained to satisfy many younger gamers within the workforce and the skilled ones as nicely. I had an excellent chat with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane,” Kaif was quoted as saying within the media launch.
Delhi Capitals will start their IPL 2021 marketing campaign in opposition to three-time champions Chennai Tremendous Kings at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on April 10.
