Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar also praised Axar and backed him to be the captain of DC instead of David Warner. Gavaskar stated on Star Sports Cricket Live, I believe Axar Patel should be appointed captain of the Delhi Capitals. He is a trustworthy player. He’s in a good groove.
The Indian team can benefit from him being named franchise captain and performing well. All of this should be done in the long run. In terms of the game, Washington Sundar’s all-round performance was in vain as Sunrisers Hyderabad lost by seven runs to Delhi Capitals on Monday, their third defeat in a row in the IPL.
Sundar (4-0-28-3) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4-0-11-2) exposed the Delhi Capitals’ batting frailties in the first half of the game, limiting them to 144/9 after David Warner chose to bat. However, an inexplicable batting strategy in which SRH never looked to dominate led to their defeat, as they were limited to 137/6.
source: sports edge cricket
The loss drops the Sunrisers to ninth in the points table, with only two wins from seven games. Despite their victory, the Delhi Capitals remained at the bottom of the league standings.
With the league stage of the season approaching its halfway point, both SRH and DC must produce a string of positive results if they are to remain in contention for the playoffs.
