DC Captain Rishabh Pant and his men have won five of their seven matches and are in second place on the points table.
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IPL 2021: Shikhar Dhawan feels Delhi Capitals are having a great IPL season because the team is working like a well-oiled unit and is not dependent on any one individual.
DC Captain Rishabh Pant and his men have won five of their seven matches and are in second place on the points table. They are just behind table toppers Chennai Super Kings.
“We are performing very well as a team this season. We have won five out of seven matches, so we are in a pretty good position at the moment,” Dhawan was quoted as saying in a DC media release.
“The good thing is that the entire team is doing well, and we are not depending on any one individual. There has always been someone who has taken the responsibility to win matches for us.
“We have a strong side, and I am glad that we are in this position at the moment,” he added.
The Capitals put up an impeccable performance and defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in their last game. Opener Prithvi Shaw scored a whopping 82 of 41 balls in IPL 2021.
Dhawan, who saw Shaw strike six fours in an over against KKR, feels the youngster showed a lot of courage during his batting.
“It was lovely to see Prithvi strike six boundaries in one over in the last game. We got 25 runs in the first over and the game was over there itself. He made the game easy for me as I didn’t have to take any risks.
“Prithvi was in a good flow, and he backed himself to continue scoring runs in that flow, which I think shows a lot of courage he has as a batsman.
“His innings of 80-odd is bigger than many centuries because the manner in which he got the runs was of a different class altogether,” he added.
The Delhi Capitals will now compete against Punjab Kings in their next match Sunday.
“The Punjab Kings are a good side. We cannot take any team in the IPL lightly. We have to make sure that we give our best and implement our plans properly every time we step on the field,” Dhawan said.
“They are playing well at the moment and we respect that but, at the same time, we are looking forward to beating them and winning another match in our campaign.”
