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After a disappointing opening to the ongoing IPL season, it seems that Delhi Capitals is deeply missing their star batter and captain, Rishabh Pant. The southpaw isn’t a part of the tournament as he hasn’t yet fully recovered from his injury he suffered in a death-threatening accident last year. DC’s Director of Cricket and former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly had earlier confirmed that the team will miss their keeper-batter in the IPL 2023. He, however added that it is an opportunity for someone else to step up and take up the job.
Speaking to the media, Ganguly, who is currently with DC in IPL 2023 said that the team is going to miss him and that players like Pant, Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer are irreplaceable in the franchise tournaments.
“Obviously the team will miss Rishabh, but this is an opportunity for others to step up. We will miss him (Rishabh) for the season as players like (Jasprit) Bumrah, Rishabh and Shreyas are not replaceable in franchise tournaments and best are distributed to all teams," Ganguly said.
He further added, "I see this as an opportunity for someone to become better because Rishabh became better since MS Dhoni stopped playing. That’s the way players are produced. You see (Shubman) Gill getting better, Rutu (Ruturaj Gaikwad) playing well, so it’s an opportunity. Rishabh will be missed but most important is his recovery.”
DC went down to Lucknow Super Giants and started off their journey in the latest edition of the IPL on a losing note. They will now go head-to-head with defending champions Gujarat Titans on their home ground, on April 4.
