Delhi Capitals Rishabh Pant did not had it easy ever since his comeback to competitive cricket. In a video which has gone viral, Pant was seen caught reacting angrily after failing to make an impact during Delhi Capitals (DC) unsuccessful chase against Rajasthan Royals. Notably, the Capitals suffered a 12-run loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday.
Pant, who came to bat at number four, managed to score 28 off 26 balls with a meagre T20I strike rate of 107. The DC skipper was looking good to take on the bowlers, however, was dismissed while attempting to cut the ball against Yuzvendra Chahal. After getting dismissed, a camera followed Pant towards the dressing room, which displayed him smashing his bat in anger. Check out the video here:
During the post-match presentation, Pant stated that in the middle of the second inning, they lost few wickets for which they had to cover up so many run in the final overs of the match.
"Definitely disappointed. Best thing we can do from this is learn from it. The bowlers did really well till 15-16 overs, batters sometimes go on at the death and score quickly, that happened in this game. Marsh and Warner gave a good start, but we lost a few wickets in the middle overs and in the end we had too many runs to cover up. There are other options, we wanted Nortje to bowl at the death and sometimes you can go for runs, hopefully we can do better in the next match," Pant said.
Throughout the chase, DC struggled to push for runs as the wicket got slower and RR held on to their line and length.