Can accept defeat after losing four matches but it will make the situation worse: Akshar
Delhi Capitals all-rounder Akshar Patel said after their fourth consecutive defeat against Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League match with a six-wicket defeat here on Tuesday, his team can give up after such a start but if they do, then the situation will be worse. It will happen. Chasing Delhi’s target of 173, Mumbai Indians scored 71 for the first wicket with Ishan Kishan (31) and Tilak Verma (29) besides a half-century from opener Rohit (65 off 45 balls, six fours, four sixes). A 68-run partnership for the second wicket with 41 runs in the ball (one four, four sixes) won the last ball by scoring 173 runs for four wickets.
Delhi’s team scored 172 runs in 19.4 overs despite Akshar’s 25-ball 54 with five sixes and four fours and his 67-run partnership for the sixth wicket with captain David Warner (51 off 47 balls, six fours). But it was limited. For Mumbai, veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla took 22 while Jason Behrendorff took three wickets each for 23 runs. Akshar told reporters after the match, “After four defeats, we have two ways. Either we can accept that we have lost four matches and the run rate is also bad but if we do then things will only get worse. Or we will see how we keep our attitude and prepare for the next match.
He said, “Win-loss makes a difference but when we are disappointed in such a situation that four matches have been lost, the run rate is not there, what about the qualification, then the situation will get worse. You will not be able to perform the performance you want, so I think your attitude and positivity is very important. Warner scored his third half-century in four innings but he is not able to bat in his usual aggressive style which is a concern for the team. subject to. Akshar said, “Warner is scoring runs but despite trying hard, he is not able to get runs fast. I don’t know what is going on in his mind but the team management and the coach have also spoken to him.
On the possibility of being sent up the order, Akshar said that even in the lower order, there is a need for a batsman who can score quick runs and play the role of a good finisher for the team. He said, “Even after coming in this order (number seven), I am getting a chance to play 10 to 12 overs, which I think is enough for me in T20. Have discussed with the team management about the batting order but if I play up and get out early, it may be difficult to score fast runs at the end of the innings. Akshar said that the team has domestic players with enough experience but The team is not able to perform in unison.
He said, “Our domestic players have experience. Yash Dhul has played Under-19 and Lalit Yadav has been playing for Delhi continuously for two-three years. Just everyone is not able to perform unitedly. Our combination is also constantly changing, which is causing some problems. Personally, I also had a little mistake. There were ten balls left, so if I had held on, more runs could have been scored, but I was in good rhythm, so thought if I hit a big shot on the first ball, the bowler would come under pressure. It was not easy for the new batsman to play shots as soon as he came in. But instead of trying to hit fours and sixes, we could have scored 11-12 runs in the remaining 11 balls by taking one or two runs. Had we reached around 180 then the situation could have been different.
