Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel admitted that both his team’s batters and bowlers let the side down after they suffered a humiliating eight-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders, which virtually ended their IPL 2026 playoff hopes as well.
“For now, we’ll go back and think about the mistakes we made. After that, obviously there’s still a long journey ahead and next year will come too. So we’ll think about what plans we can make for next year and what approach we should take,” said Axar Patel after the match. “Based on that, we can also look at the players sitting on the bench and decide who can be given opportunities and what changes we can make.”
“I think the runs were definitely below par and at the same time the spinners made quite a few mistakes. Looking at the way the pitch behaved, I feel the spinners did make errors. At the same time, we lost five wickets in two-three overs, and I think that’s where the momentum slipped away from us. That’s probably something we need to think about because the same thing happened against CSK…we started well, and then suddenly wickets kept falling,” he further added.
He also admitted that the solutions to the issues could be found, but players need to show the right mindset and character as well.
“See, you can’t solve it in a complicated way. So, I think it’s more about applying the right mindset. Even if you lose one or two wickets, you can still spend time at the crease and play through it. I think that’s what needs to be applied, when wickets are falling in clusters, you need to absorb the pressure for an over or two,” concluded Axar Patel.
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