Former Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has praised Delhi Capitals captain Rishbah Pant and gave him advice before Qualifier 2 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
While speaking to Star Sports, Watson said,” My advice to Rishabh Pant is to play with freedom, have that air of arrogance and confidence – that he does when he’s at his best like he did in that last game against CSK, those one-handed sixes.”
“He’s absolutely crazy, the skills that he’s got, and for me, the advice would be to go out and have that confidence. Don’t allow the situations, the leaderships to dictate how you play. You go out and play with freedom – take the game on – because he is a match-winner.”
“He can take the game away from the opposition very quickly – and everyone wants to see that, the team wants to see that and him as a leader wants to see that as well,” the former Australian all-rounder added.
Watson also prasied KKR’s brilliant comeback in the UAE-leg of IPL 2021. He said KKR openers have took the game away from the opposition in the first six overs and that’s what a team needs.
“KKR really turned things around. Since Shubman Gill and Iyer (Venkatesh) have started opening the batting and really taking on the game. You can see a big shift from the first leg of the IPL in India to the one in the UAE.”
Delhi Capitals will take on Kolkata Knight Riders to get into the finals.
