IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant retaining captaincy won’t trouble Shreyas Iyer one little bit, says Mark Butcher

IPL 2021: Rishabh Pant retained Delhi Capitals captaincy regardless of Shreyas Iyer’s return to the facet. Iyer missed the primary half of the season in India because of a shoulder damage. Shreyas Iyer shall be more than pleased to return and deal with personal recreation, says Butcher (Courtesy of BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSShreyas Iyer has returned to IPL 2021 motion after lacking the primary leg because of a shoulder damageDelhi Capitals mentioned Pant will retain captaincy for the rest of IPL 2021Delhi Capitals will resume their marketing campaign in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Dubai on WednesdayFormer England batsman Mark Butcher mentioned Shreyas Iyer won’t be bothered by Rishabh Pant retaining Delhi Capitals captaincy for the rest of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season.

Mark Butcher mentioned Shreyas Iyer shall be more than pleased to deal with his personal recreation after having returned from a protracted lay-off because of shoulder damage.IPL 2021: Full ProtectionDelhi Capitals confirmed earlier this month that Rishabh Pant will proceed as captain regardless of Shreyas Iyer’s availability for the UAE leg of IPL 2021. Pant was appointed as captain in the beginning of the season because of Iyer’s damage and he did effectively main the facet to six wins out of 8 matches they performed in India earlier than the season was suspended because of Covid-19 instances within the bio-bubbles of franchises.”I doubt Shreyas Iyer will be all that worried about leaving the captaincy with Rishabh Pant. Quite nice to come back in and focus on your own game,” Butcher instructed cricket.com.”He has scored a mountain of runs in T20 cricket since 2019 – over 2,000 – only Shikhar Dhawan and Marcus Stoinis have scored more. He is in good shape and I don’t think it is going to bother him one little bit that Pant keeps the captaincy.”Iyer has been one of many main run-scorers within the IPL through the years. He scored 519 runs in IPL 2021, main the Capitals to the ultimate of the season. Iyer had scored greater than 400 runs in every of the final two seasons.Pant will lead Delhi Capitals in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad as the previous finalists resume their IPL 2021 marketing campaign. DC are at the moment on the 2nd spot of the 8-team factors desk, tied with Chennai Super Kings who’re the desk toppers with a greater Net Run Rate.Match 33 of IPL 2021 between DC and SRH is all set to go forward as scheduled regardless of T Natarajan testing constructive for Covid-19. SRH have remoted 6 members of the camp, together with all-rounder Vijay Shankar, forward of the massive recreation in Dubai.Click right here for IndiaAs we speak.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.