Rishabh Pant, a well-known Indian wicketkeeper-batsman, was watching the match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. After GT captain Hardik Pandya was removed by Khaleel Ahmed, Pant was seen at the stadium cheering his dismissal in the match’s viral footage.
The David Warner-led team suffered back-to-back defeats as they lost their first match at Lucknow Super Giants and DC lost their home match against the reigning champions by six wickets. (lsg).
Mr. Rishabh Pant. Picture Source: Twitter
The result didn’t go in Rishabh’s favor but he had his moments – good to see you smiling, champ 😃#DCvGT #TATAIPL #IPL2023 #IPLonJioCinema , @rishabhpant17 pic.twitter.com/fsUEiFEGr7
– JioCinema (@JioCinema) April 4, 2023
The DC regular captain Pant, though, was seen in public for the first time since the terrible vehicle tragedy in December. Hardik mistimed the line of Khaleel’s delivery with the score at 54/2 off the final ball of the sixth over, which is when the viral video was recorded during GT’s innings as they chased 163, during which they were batting in the sixth over. and made a U-turn to the side. Abhishek Porel, a wicketkeeper.
Rishabh was earlier replaced by Bengal’s wicketkeeper-batsman Porel in the Delhi-based team, and DC named Australian batsman Warner the 16th Indian Premier League’s captain (IPL). Due to the catastrophic injuries he incurred in a car accident in December of last year, the 25-year-old is out of season.
Ricky Ponting, the head coach of DC, remembers the star Indian player saying that he would have preferred for Pant to be in the bench for this season, but he could have had his jersey and shirt number instead.
A 𝐑𝐑-𝐒𝐒 meeting we’ve all been waiting for 😍#this is new delhi #IPL2023 #DCvGT pic.twitter.com/YhB8xe6FIx
– Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 4, 2023
In the beginning of the game, Delhi Capitals’ key batsmen, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, and Rilee Rossouw, failed horribly, as the team lost 4 wickets for just 67 runs when batting first. delivered on-site. To annoy Akshar Patel and Abhishek Porel, they made a cameo appearance to seize control of Delhi. over the course of 162 runs.
Chasing 163, Gujarat Titans lost their first three innings for just 36 runs. Sai Sudarshan and Vijay Shankar of Tamil Nadu then shared a 53-run partnership, and David Miller’s outstanding cameo helped the side attain their goal. supported the pursuit of the goal. 12 balls remain.
On April 8 at Barsapara, Guwahati, the Delhi Capitals will play the Rajasthan Royals in their third IPL 2023 match, which will be the first match of the afternoon.