IPL 2023: I can’t tell people how to bat – David Warner on Delhi Capitals’ batting woes

Delhi Capitals skipper David Warner wants the young players to work hard on their batting and deliver the goods for the franchise in the ongoing season of the IPL. The Capitals registered their first win of the season as they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by four wickets at their home ground at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Thursday.

The David Warner-led team has struggled to put consistent performances with the bat and it has led to their downfall. DC has got off to a rotten start as they lost their first five matches of the season. The likes of Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, and Manish Pandey have failed to deliver the goods.

As wickets have fallen around him, David Warner had also failed to score at a brisk rate for DC in the first five matches.

“We don’t really have too many discussions because you have to back your skills and I can’t tell people how to bat. You have to actually work it out,” Warner said in the post-match press conference.

“If you are going to face bowling, guys who bowl at 150 kmph, you need to have the technique and method to score, and if they are going to keep coming at you and they bowl into your ribcage, you have to find a way to score.”

Warner feels the batters should not over-practice against the short ball and it is about reacting to it during the match.

“In the nets, it’s very difficult to practice; even in Australia, we don’t practice the short-pitch balls. I feel if you practice the short ball all the time in the game, you would be tentative. It’s a reaction skill and you have to remember that the bowlers are going to bowl only one short ball in this format and that’s a good thing for the batsman,” Warner said.

Meanwhile, David Warner played a match-winning knock of 57 runs from 41 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders as he was able to finally score at a brisk pace.

Delhi Capitals will fly to Hyderabad to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.