I felt David nicked but others weren't convinced so didn't take review: Rishabh Pant
The Hindu
Mumbai A disappointed Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on May 21 said he felt that Tim David had
i A disappointed Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on May 21 said he felt that Tim David had nicked the first delivery he faced, but didn’t go for the review as most of his teammates inside the circle were not convinced, a decision which cost them a place in the IPL play-offs.
Pant’s decision to not review that turned out to be a blunder as David slammed 34 runs off just 11 balls with the help of two boundaries and four sixes to take the game out of DC’s grasp.
“I thought there was something but everyone standing in the circle was not convinced enough. So I was asking should we go up. At the end, I didn’t take the review,” Pant said after DC lost by five wickets to Mumbai Indians in their must-win final league game to exit the IPL.
Pant said the match was very much in their hands but slipped away towards the end.
“I think most of the game we were on top. But on a few occasion when we were on top, we let it slip away from our grasp. That’s one of the things we have been doing throughout the tournament. I think we were not good enough to win this match I guess.”
“...at the same time we could have done better execution, better planning. That’s the only thing and we have been missing a lot throughout the tournament. So we have to learn from our mistakes next season and come back as a strong team again next year,” he said.
Pant said they were 5-7 runs short of what could have been a winning total.