“Only Theyself to Blame”: Ravi Shastri on Rishabh Pant’s DRS Blunder vs Mumbai Indians | cricket news

As Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by five wickets to end the latter’s hopes of a place in the IPL 2022 playoffs, a decision was focused on Rishabh Pant not to review after Tim David The ball appears to have been left behind. The umpire gave it not out and after much consultation with the bowler Shardul Thakur, Pant ultimately opted against the review. Replays showed that the ball was actually edged by David, who penalized Delhi with an 11-ball 34 and ensured his team’s victory.

former head coach of india Ravi Shastri Was surprised by Pant’s decision not to go for the DRS and said that common sense demanded that he review, as he had two reviews left and five overs to spare.

“What does common sense demand? Okay, there’s Rishabh Pant and Shardul Thakur, but what are the rest of the guys doing there? Common sense demands five overs, two reviews, Tim David has just come in, you’ve taken a wicket And you have a great opportunity to take two quick wickets. And still five overs left. And with you having the upper hand, you had to take it,” Shastri said on Star Sports after the match, “It’s a no brainer Not there.”

“It’s a bitter pill to swallow. It’s like a balloon that explodes on them. They’re going to have sleepless nights over this, because it’s a place for the play-offs you missed, ” They said.

The defeat meant Royal Challengers Bangalore finished fourth, with Delhi missing the two points they needed to make the play-offs.

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Shastri said, “They only have themselves to blame, nothing else. No excuse, you can’t hide behind anything, you lost it, Mumbai Indians more than won it. You have to qualify.” Were not worth it and RCB do,” Shastri said.

RCB have joined Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants in the playoffs.

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