Former India batsman Virender Sehwag slammed captain Rishabh Pant for his batting after Delhi Capitals (DC) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 106 runs. method, even though the wicketkeeper scored 55 runs in just 25 balls. DC were trailing at 33/4 while chasing an incredible 273, but Pant and Tristan Stubbs recovered with a 93-run stand for the fifth wicket Got some pride. Pant and Stubbs struck half-centuries but DC never chased, losing four early wickets.

Pant scored 220, but he and Stubbs were left chasing shadows after KKR posted the second-highest total in IPL history.

However, Sehwag slammed Pant for throwing away his wicket and added that the Washington captain should have batted till the end and scored a century.

“Yes, (Pant’s innings) was good. But you didn’t score many runs in the first two games and now, when you score runs, you give away your wickets. You should stay and reach a century , unbeaten at 110 or 120. Because of the quick runs. His batting is good and he has returned to form and scored runs at a good strike rate,” Sehwag said in a discussion on Cricbuzz.

While agreeing that DC never played the game, Sehwag felt that Pant should have bowled a few more times.

“Today, we knew from the start (they weren’t going to win). Now it’s time to take some batting practice. Instead of going ‘now to the Nets, you can hit 20 more passes here. Then you might skip the whole session and come straight back into the next game,” he added.

Meanwhile, Pant was fined for maintaining a slow over rate in KKR’s innings.

“Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant was criticized for his team’s match against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam in April. 3 fined for maintaining slow overrates,” IPL said.

It added that Pant was fined Rs 24 lakh as this was his team’s second violation under the league’s code of conduct this season.

Apart from the captain, other players of the Delhi team, including the influential player, were also fined Rs 6 lakh, or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, the statement added.

“As per the IPL code of conduct related to minimum over-rate infringements, which is his team’s second offense of the season, Pant was fined INR 24 lakh. Other members of the participating eleven, including impact players, were Separate fine. Fine of INR 6 lakh or 25% of respective match fees, whichever is lower,” it added.

(With ANI input)