IPL 2021: Ravi Ashwin and Shikhar Dhawan engage in a hilarious banter over orange and purple cap

Delhi Capitals’ opener Shikhar Dhawan, on Sunday, played a fantastic knock of 92 runs from just 49 balls against Punjab Kings. His knock ensured that Delhi stayed well on course during their run chase at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After his match-winning performance, the Delhi batter was seen chatting with his teammate Ravi Ashwin in an interview. 

The clip of the interview was uploaded on social media. During the interaction, Dhawan revealed why it has been easy for the batsmen to score at the Wankhede Stadium. He said that the bounce on this surface is quite true, allowing the batsmen to score easily. After this, Ashwin joked that he is happy now as the team’s next few matches are in Chennai, where spinners have enjoyed bowling so far in the IPL 2021. 

Ashwin also complimented Dhawan saying that the orange cap was looking good on him. To this, the dynamic batter said, “I guess all the colors look good on me.” Ashwin said, “This sense of self-appreciation has not gone.” The southpaw is currently holding onto the orange cap after his knock of 92. He has 186 runs in three innings of the tournament, which is 10 runs more than the second-best Glenn Maxwell.  

DC teammates talk about change of the venue

Earlier in the tournament, Dhawan scored a fantastic knock of 85 runs in Delhi’s opening game against Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The 35-year-old struck 13 fours and two sixes during his knock on Sunday. His innings put Delhi in a commanding position in the match and allowed them to hold on to the Punjab Kings and lose a grip on them.  

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In the video which was uploaded on IPLT20.com, Ashwin and Dhawan were seen engaging in a banter. A certain clip of the interview was further posted on Twitter from the official social media page of the Indian Premier League.

In the video, Ashwin jokingly said, “Orange cap, looks good on you, as we move to Chennai, I would want it to change to magenta, purple.” Dhawan was quick to respond, asking him if the off-spinner doesn’t want the purple cap. “Purple? You won’t want that,” Dhawan said laughing, referencing the point that purple cap is given to bowlers with most wickets. 

On Sunday, Punjab scored 195 for 4 in their 20 overs while batting first. Mayank Agarwal scored 69 while KL Rahul made 61 to help Punjab get a good score on the board. After this, Delhi chased down the total quite easily on the back of Dhawan’s innings. There were contributions of 32 from Prithvi Shaw and 27 runs from Marcus Stoinis. 

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