Delhi Capitals did register their first win of IPL 2023 when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders at home on Thursday, but they were hardly convincing as they struggled to chase down a 128-run target.
Season’s captain David Warner, who top-scored for Delhi with 57 off 41 balls, has asked his team’s batters to back their skills.
“To be honest, we don’t have too many discussions as you have to back your skills and I can’t tell people how to bat. You have to actually work it out,” Warner said about Delhi’s batsmen. “If you have to face fast bowling and guys who are bowling 150kmph, you got to have technique and method to score.
“If they keep coming at you and bowl into your rib cage, you have to find a way how to score and if you can get one boundary, then they will start bowling into your areas,” the Australian explained.
Not just pace-bowling, the Delhi batters have looked uncomfortable against spinners as well. Giving the example of how to bat against KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy, Warner said the trick lies in doing proper homework.
“I don’t think a lot of guys were picking him (Varun) too well and some were trying to play him off backfoot. It’s a duty as a batter to go to the team analyst and see what kind of deliveries he is bowling.
“To me it is simple. If the back of his (bowling) hand doesn’t go up in the air, it’s his carrom ball. It’s very simple. If some of the batters aren’t picking him, they have to go back to analysts, study harder.”
Written with inputs from PTI
