‘Can’t score from dugout’: Experts slam Delhi Capitals for leaving Indian stars on bench Cricket News

Former Australia cricketer Tom Moody says wicketkeeper-batsman Prithvi Shaw’s absence from Delhi Capitals’ (DC) XI “doesn’t make sense” and suggests DC should The 24-year-old batsman has been selected for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 matches. Moody noted that while Shaw has struggled in recent seasons, selecting him over Booee was a more logical choice given his experience in international cricket. “It doesn’t make sense because there’s an Indian international (Prithvi Shaw) in the dugout. Yes, he didn’t perform in the IPL as we had hoped, but you can,” Moody told ESPNcricinfo in an interview : “Score from the dugout.”

Shaw has been on the bench for Derry’s first two games of the season. Domestic cricket star Ricky Bhui did not seize the opportunity and scored 3 and 0 runs respectively against Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR).

Wasim Jaffer expressed surprise that Delhi did not feature Shaw despite retaining him for the 2024 IPL mini-auction. On the swashbuckling opener’s absence from the first two games in DC, Jaffer said: “Now that they have grabbed him and kept him out of the auction, I’m surprised they didn’t play him. He plays in Mumbai Most of the time.” “He’s the best player of the season, so you’d think he’d be healthy. I’m surprised. Punishing him and then losing the game is not the way forward.”

Shaw was criticized for a series of poor performances in IPL 2023. He scored 106 runs in eight innings at an average of 13.25.

Ricky Bhui fell for a duck against Rajasthan on Thursday. Nandre Burger struck the right-handed batsman with a crisp bounce.

Moody commented on the dismissal, saying it highlighted the gap between domestic cricket and the Indian Premier League.

“That’s exactly what you want to see a true fast bowler do. To do that against a top player is even more shocking. What it does also highlights the Ranji Trophy run between international cricket and the IPL ‘s jumping,” he added.

The Rishabh Pant-led side will be desperate to open their doors in the IPL 2024 when they take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday.

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