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IPL 2022 | Delhi Capitals-Rajasthan Royals fixture shifted from Pune to Wankhede

Delhi Capitals (DC) have been hit with a number of COVID-19 cases with the latest victim being New Zealand’s Tim Seifert. The 27-year-old returned a positive test report on Wednesday (April 20) and has remained in quarantine since then.


Meanwhile, another development has emerged that confirms the change in venue of the upcoming match of the Capitals against the Rajasthan Royals (RR).


An hour ago, before DC’s match against Punjab, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) made another announcement by shifting the venue of Delhi’s match yet again. 


“The decision on the change of venue was made as a precautionary measure after Delhi Capitals registered the 6th COVID case with New Zealand wicketkeeper Mr Tim Seifert returning positive in today’s RT-PCR testing,” the press release from BCCI said. 



The decision has been made in the wake cluster of COVID-19 cases developing in the DC camp. Apart from Seifert, Australia’s Mitchell Marsh, physiotherapist Patrick Farhat, sports massage therapist Chetan Kumar, team doctor Abhijit Salvi and social media content team member Akash Mane tested positive for the virus.


Despite the conundrum, today’s game between the Capitals and the Kings - whose venue was again shifted to Mumbai from Pune amid the virus - will take place on the scheduled date and timing.  


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IPL 2022 | Ravi Shastri suggests Rishabh Pant for a 'mindset change'

So far, it has been an average campaign for the Delhi Capitals (DC) in IPL 2022, wherein they have only two wins from five league matches and are in the eighth position in the points table. Although the openers Prithvi Shaw and David Warner have done well to provide a strong start, the struggle of the middle-order has come into notice. Captain and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant has done well to contribute 144 runs in 5 innings but has not been at his best with his ball-striking capabilities. With the responsibility of playing a key anchor role in the middle order, Pant has tried to take it deep but has not been able to finish well. Ex-India head coach, Ravi Shastri, shared his wisdom for the DC captain ahead of their clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) on 20th April. After being around the wicket-keeper for the last two years, he thinks Pant should play his natural game and leave behind the captain's thoughts at the back of his mind. "What I would like to see with Delhi is Rishabh Pant coming and playing his natural game. Forgetting that he is the captain of the side, just let him go out and play his natural game," Shastri said on the 'Gameplan' show on Star Sports. "Let the others around him take the responsibility because if he fires, it will do his captaincy a world of good, and at the same time, you will see the results changing for Delhi Capitals pretty quickly," he added. Shastri reckoned that a change of mindset is needed for Pant to revert to his original self, which will help the DC team to do well in the coming games. He added that playing risky shots brings out the best in him and should continue doing the same. "I don't think there is any problem with his batting. I think it's just a change of mindset that is needed, where he goes out and gives himself a little bit of time early on and then goes for it," Shastri added. In the last fixture against RCB, Pant scored 34 off 17 balls, comprising three fours and two sixes. However, he was caught at the covers by a stunning catch by Kohli, and the team then struggled to chase down the target of 190 runs. The team needs a solid striker to partner with the Indian international in the middle order. Unfortunately, the current set of players like Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, and the all-rounders Axar Patel and Shardul Thakur have not been consistent with their contributions.