A new hero in almost every match. Delhi Daredevils coach Pravin Amre on Friday made this observation when dwelling on the strong points of the team in this edition of the IPL.
“The best part of this Delhi Daredevils team is that out of five matches we got four Man-of-the-Match awards and every time we’ve got a new hero. That’s the biggest plus about this particular team.
“It’s a team game. It’s not only about the PowerPlay. It’s also about how you finish. If you see, Gujarat got 72 runs in the PowerPlay, but in the last 10 overs they scored at six an over.
“We were 50 from 10 overs and then we scored at 12 an over. We can improve in every department match by match, but we are very positive about the way we are playing.
“In the IPL we are the youngest team,” Amre pointed out. “We have a lot of talented youngsters in the squad, like Rishab Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Mayank Agarwal and Sanju Samson. We are also giving them a break.
“The seniors are also doing their duty. It’s important to give them a platform.”
On the run thus far, Amre said, “What we’ve learnt in five matches is that even with this batting we can come close. The last match was the best example. We have to go deeper.
“Bat till the 18th-19th over. We didn’t have a great start but we pulled ourselves back and tried to stay till long. That partnership was needed. J-P. (Duminy) gave us that. Once we have a young team we know we have to pull till the end. You never know, we have one big over and we’re in the game.”
Amre praised mentor Rahul Dravid.
“He’s a great asset for us; started from our preparation camp. We had three camps. The domestic players got to know each other. What can you say about his experience? He shares it with the youngsters and it helps them take their game to the next level.”
