Punjab Kings are going to change their batting approach: Jitesh Sharma after massive defeat against Delhi
India Today
Punjab Kings failed to defeat Delhi Capitals who did not have proper preparation while coming into the game. Delhi’s Covid outbreak forced them into quarantine ahead of the game where the players and the staff could not get out of their respective rooms.
Punjab Kings slumped to the eighth position in the Indian Premier League points table after suffering a heavy defeat against Covid-stricken Delhi Capitals on Wednesday.
Capitals who could not have a proper preparation coming into the game, skittled Mayank Agarwal’s team for just 115 runs before chasing it down in just 10.3 overs, owing to a power-packed knock from Australian David Warner.
Kings have a ballistic batting line up but have lost four of their seven games and are now slowly fading away from the playoffs race. Speaking in the press conference after the game, Punjab batsman Jitesh Sharma addressed the batting issue of the team and admitted that things were not going right for the line-up.
“We have decided only one approach for this tournament, which is to play attacking cricket. We probably have not been able to apply it based on the situation we are in,” said Sharma.
Delving into the problems with the current method Sharma said that their system is not working and they will be changing it from the next game. “We just had a meeting about it. The player sat down and talked about the issue in hand. As you can see that everyone in the line-up is a match winner, and we are waiting for one-two people to click in a game.”
“We have decided that we will give ourselves some time to settle in the game and play a long innings and gain back the confidence that we have lost,” Sharma revealed.
Punjab Kings have one of the strongest possible batting line-ups in the Indian Premier League, but were bundled out for just 115 in their last game. The likes of Liam Livingstone and Shahrukh Khan failed in the game trying to be ultra-aggressive against the Delhi bowlers.
