IPL 2021: Injured Shreyas Iyer drops an emotional message for Delhi Capitals
Delhi Capitals (DC) suffered a giant blow earlier than the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season when their skipper Shreyas Iyer injured himself fielding within the ODI sequence in opposition to England at residence. Iyer subluxated (partially dislocated) his shoulder and underwent surgical procedure as he was dominated out of IPL’s 14th season. In his absence, Rishabh Pant has been chosen to guide the aspect. Ahead of Pant’s captaincy debut in opposition to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Iyer has an emotional message for his teammates.
“Dear Delhi, I speak to you today as a fellow fan of the team we love. We fight the same fight we always did. We know it won’t be easy but we know we have got what it takes to raise the cup. We have worked hard, harder than before. We have put in the yards harder than before and the best part is we go beyond than just a team,” Iyer mentioned in a video posted on Twitter on the sport day.
Dear Dilli 💙 @DelhiCapitals pic.twitter.com/nM8EnLTlZ1
— Shreyas Iyer (@ShreyasIyer15) April 10, 2021
Iyer was chosen to switch Gautam Gambhir as DC’s captain halfway via IPL 2018. The staff completed final on the factors desk within the season however confirmed a number of good performances within the latter levels of the event.
In 2019, underneath Iyer’s captaincy, DC managed to achieve their first playoffs after 2012. They received the eliminator in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) however had been knocked out by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) within the second qualifier. Next season, DC made historical past as they managed to achieve their first-ever remaining of the event. However, they had been comprehensively crushed by Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI) within the remaining.
Iyer has proved his value with the bat as properly amassing 1,393 runs within the earlier three seasons. Last season, he was DC’s second-highest run-scorer with 519 runs from 17 video games at a mean of 34.60. He scored three half-centuries within the season together with an unbeaten 88.
