Published 18:20 IST, May 5th 2023

Axar Patel reveals special Rishabh Pant gesture he made in DC vs GT match that went unnoticed

Regular Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from his accident last December, was also present to cheer his team on Tuesday.

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Vice-captain Axar Patel is of opinion that Delhi Capitals shouldn't be tinkering with too many aspects of ir overall game despite twin defeats as it is just a matter of time before things start falling in place.

DC went down to  Luckw Super Giants in ir opener by 50 runs before being outplayed by defending champions Gujarat Giants by six wickets on Tuesday. 

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Axar added that Delhi side will take some time to gel toger as a unit.

"It's still early days in tournament. I don't think we need to work on too many aspects of our game," Axar was quoted as saying in a release.

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India international believes that as a combination, it will take some time to work as y haven't played for a long time. 

"We are playing toger after a long time so we'll take some time to gel toger as a unit. Once our combinations start working, n it'll get better for us."

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counter-argument to Axar's opinion could be that all teams are facing same problems.

Capitals were back at ir home ground, playing  for first time in four years at he Feroz Shah Kotla cricket ground on Tuesday.

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"It was disappointing to be on wrong side of result. But, it was great to play in front of our fans after a long time. I hope fans enjoyed game. Hopefully, we'll perform well in rest of our home games."

Axar scored a brisk 22-ball 36, which was studded with a couple of fours and three maximums including a one-handed six.

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Hitting a one-handed maximum wasn't planned though. 

"I didn't plan one-handed six. My bottom hand came off when I tried to extend my arms. Fortunately, I hit that ball for a six. And n I told Rishabh that one-handed shot was for him. I was quite happy with my batting performance and I hope that I can keep performing well for Delhi Capitals."

Regular skipper Rishabh Pant, who is recovering from his accident last December, was also present to cheer his team on Tuesday.

"It was great to meet Rishabh in dressing room. Players from Gujarat team also came to meet him. Hopefully, he recovers soon and comes back to Kotla. n both of us can play one-handed shots," he said in jest. 

18:08 IST, April 5th 2023