An animated chat transpired between Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant and the on-field umpire during the ongoing IPL 2024 clash against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana International Stadium. The discussion between Pant and the umpire was over a wide call that the visiting captain seemed to argue about not taking the DRS.
The incident occurred in the 4th over of the innings bowled by Khaleel Ahmed as the left-arm seamer sent down a wide. While Pant had signalled for the review, he seemed to not be looking at the umpire while doing that. Nevertheless, the on-field umpire sent it upstairs and the Capitals ended up losing the review. With the Capitals losing their review, Pant had a long chat with umpire Yeshwant Barde.
Rishabh Pant loses the toss as KL Rahul opts to bat first in Lucknow:
Meanwhile, the toss saw going in favour of KL Rahul, who opted to bat first. The Super Giants, who are coming off three consecutive wins, announced one change as Arshad Khan replaced the injured Mayank Yadav.
The pressure will be more on the Capitals, who have accumulated 4 defeats in 5 matches. Delhi started their campaign with defeats the Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals before registering a win over the Chennai Super Kings. Nevertheless, heavy defeats followed to the Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.
The Capitals made four changes, bringing in Shai Hope, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mukesh Kumar.
