There's a lot of pride at stake and there are still two points to play for, says DC assistant coach Ajit Agarkar

The Delhi Capitals are in readiness to go up against Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023 at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala on Wednesday. 

Speaking ahead of the game, Delhi Capitals' Assistant Coach Ajit Agarkar said, "There's a lot of pride at stake and there are still two points to play for. We won't change our approach and we will try to finish as high as possible on the points table."

Agarkar further added, "We lost too many wickets in a cluster in the last game. We got off to a good start, but we couldn't finish the match. We'll look to improve upon this aspect of our batting in our next two games."

The Assistant Coach expressed that he's hoping for a good batting track for their match against Punjab Kings, "Dharamsala is a spectacular venue. Hopefully, we'll get a good batting track which will give the batters a chance to play a bit more freely."

Agarkar also heaped praise on speedster Ishant Sharma for his performance this season, "Ishant has been really good around the group. The younger bowlers can learn from the way he has conducted himself and prepared for games. He's been terrific for us this season."

It is to be noted that Delhi Capitals have already bowed out of the tournament after losing to PBKS by 31 runs five days back. In the reverse fixture, they will again see Shikhar Dhawan-led side on May 17 at Dharamsala and would be raring to give in their all as they have a lot of pride at stake. DC went out of the IPL 2023 playoffs race after losing eight games and winning just four out of their 12 clashes so far.