IPL 2024: Tristan Stubbs lauds DC skipper Rishabh Pant, says 'He's a gifted player'
ALSO READ: Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant almost confirmed in India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad: Report Not only Pant, even Stubbs emerged as one of the most reliable players for Capitals -- scoring three fifties to his name, including a spectacular unbeaten 71 off 29 balls against the Mumbai Indians on 7 April. He hared a crucial 93-run partnership with Pant during DC's match with KKR. "It helps that he (Pant) is left, and I'm a right-handed batter, so there are different match-ups.
He'd say he might fancy a particular guy; to be fair, he doesn't even say that! He just plays the shots and takes the bowler on. So, that's the left-right combination, and we complement each other quite well," Stubbs told Hindustan Times. Stubbs vehemently refutes critics pointing that Pant seemed rusty in his initial batting outings and asserted the DC skipper appeared in peak form even during net sessions before the season.
"He didn't look rusty even before the tournament. We saw him in the practice games, and he was whacking them (bowlers) everywhere. (We knew) it was only a matter of time before he made runs.
“It is nice to bat with him because when you're feeling the pressure, you just need to take a run, and he will do something spectacular. He's a gifted player," says Stubbs. Stubbs reached to the top ten batters in the IPL Orange Cap, positioned at tenth spot after a total score of 174 runs in 5 matches.
His best is 71 unbeaten runs at an strike rate of 193.33. Delhi Capitals will face KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants on 12 April at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. Currently, Delhi Capitals is at 10 spot, while LSG is at third spot with 6 points and a NRR of +0.775.Milestone Alert!
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