Rishabh Pant blames giant screen for his DRS blunder that cost Delhi Capitals the game against KKR

Rishabh Pant made a blunder during KKR batting, which played a significant role in Delhi Capitals’ defeat by 106 runs. Batting first, KKR posted 272/7 in 20 overs, with Sunil Narine amassing 85 runs, laced with 7 fours and 7 sixes.

Narine would have walked back to the dressing room had Rishabh Pant taken a DRS after the umpire didn’t favor Delhi. The southpaw edged the ball, which Rishabh Pant caught. Mitchell Marsh, who was fielding in the thirty yard circle old the skipper there was some noise, but Pant continued to discuss for a long time, and the allotted time for taking a DRS was over.

Narine had not even touched 30 when that incident happened.

When Pant was asked about his mistake after the contest, he blamed the giant screen. “A lot was happening at that time. There was some problem with the giant screen, and we couldn’t see the timer and ran out of time to call for DRS,” he said.

It was not the only blunder Pant committed in the contest. Shreyas Iyer nicked the ball, and Pant grabbed it but turned down the bowler’s request to go for DRS. The replays again proved him wrong, and the KKR captain struck 18 off 11 balls. Iyer was batting on four runs at that time.

Meanwhile, Rishabh slammed bowlers for conceding the second-highest team total in the tournament history. “We were all over the place and didn’t bowl well throughout the game. There are times when nothing goes right, and it was one of those days for us,” he added.

Pant said that his team consistently went for the target. “We always play to win games, and even today, our batters went for the target. We would prefer losing rather than not trying to go for victory,” he concluded.

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