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Pant urges Team 'reflection' following 106 runs crushing defeat to KKR

"I think it was quite loud here. At the same time, couldn't see the timer on the screen. There was some problem on the screen. But there are some things you can control, some things you can't," said Pant.

- Visakhapatnam - UPDATED: April 4, 2024, 08:25 AM - 2 min read

Pant urges Team 'reflection' following 106 runs crushing defeat to KKR

Actor and Kolkata Knight Riders's (KKR) co-owner Shah Rukh Khan greets Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant after KKR won the IPL T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders, at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, in Visakhapatnam.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 106 runs on Wednesday. Facing a crushing defeat, DC Captain Rishabh Pant asks the team to introspect, saying 'We just didn't turn up on the day'.

Delhi Capitals' bowlers had a dismal performance as KKR batsmen dominated, amassing a total of 272/7.

Speaking after the match, Pant said, "Our bowlers were all over the place. We just didn't turn up on the day. Today was one of those days. As a batting unit, we only wanted to keep going hard as a team. I would rather get all out as a team than not go for the target."

Sunil Narine, who blazed away to 85 off 39 balls, got a life as Pant was late in calling for DRS on an outside edge by the West Indian early in the game.

"I think it was quite loud here. At the same time, couldn't see the timer on the screen. There was some problem on the screen. But there are some things you can control, some things you can't," said Pant.

Axar Patel, the lone spinner in the DC team, bowled only one over that yielded 18 runs.

"See the thought process was that we didn't want to use spinners but our fast bowlers were going through the motions. I think it is time for reflection as an individual. We need to learn from these mistakes and come out positive in the next match." Pant, who is coming off a long layoff, himself looked in fine touch as he scored his second consecutive fifty.

"Doing fine. Getting out there. Enjoying every day but cricket has its ups and downs." Player of the Match Narine who notched his highest T20 score said he is looking to contribute with the bat.

"Cricket is all about batting so looking to contribute more as a batter. That said, I still enjoy bowling. On the team joke that he does not attend batting meetings, he said, "I have one role, and the less I know the better it is for me.

"At the end of the day, it is what the team needs. If they need me to bat, I will bat," he added.

Winning captain Shreyas Iyer was lavish in his praise for Narine and young Angkrish Raghuvanshi, who both scored blazing half-centuries.