{"id":6766,"date":"2026-04-22T01:32:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-will-dc-make-changes-to-xi-after-defeat-to-srh-skipper-axar-patel-clarifies-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:32:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:02:23","slug":"ipl-2026-will-dc-make-changes-to-xi-after-defeat-to-srh-skipper-axar-patel-clarifies-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-will-dc-make-changes-to-xi-after-defeat-to-srh-skipper-axar-patel-clarifies-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Will DC make changes to XI after defeat to SRH? Skipper Axar Patel clarifies | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130426146,imgsize-67880,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/srh-vs-dc.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Will DC make changes to XI after defeat to SRH? Skipper Axar Patel clarifies\" title=\"SRH vs DC \" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s dominant win over Delhi Capitals was once again defined by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/abhishek-sharma\/66799\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abhishek Sharma<\/a>\u2019s explosive batting and a disciplined bowling effort led by Eshan Malinga. However, DC skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/player-profile\/axar-patel\/62576\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Axar Patel<\/a> remained calm after the defeat, suggesting no immediate panic or changes to the XI despite the heavy loss.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>Speaking after the match, Axar backed his squad and stressed that the team\u2019s overall process was still on track. He said, &#8220;No, right now it doesn\u2019t feel like that, because the kind of cricket that is going on &#8211; if you see, obviously we are batting well and bowling well. It feels like, I think you know, when the wicket is so good, then this should be considered an off day and forgotten.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Ashok Sharma story: Inside the village and house which shaped India&#8217;s new pace sensation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>He also acknowledged missed opportunities in the field that hurt DC\u2019s chances against Abhishek\u2019s onslaught. <!-- -->&#8220;The run-out and the catch we missed &#8211; had we taken it, we could have restricted them,&#8221; he said, while still giving full credit to SRH\u2019s batting firepower.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Axar further added that even good execution sometimes fails against extraordinary batting. &#8220;If someone bats that well, and their execution is not lacking, credit must be given for such a performance&#8230; when a batsman bats like this, the coach and the captain must accept that even a captain cannot stop someone,&#8221; he explained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>He also emphasised the importance of support within the team environment during tough games, particularly for bowlers under pressure.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The match itself saw Abhishek Sharma produce a breathtaking unbeaten 135 off 68 balls, powering SRH to a massive 242\/2. Despite a brief fightback from Delhi\u2019s middle order, Malinga\u2019s 4\/32 broke the chase apart as DC were restricted to 195\/9.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Abhishek\u2019s knock, supported by Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen, ensured SRH\u2019s dominance from the start, while Axar admitted that sometimes, opponents simply outplay you on the day.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-will-dc-make-changes-to-xi-after-defeat-to-srh-skipper-axar-patel-clarifies\/articleshow\/130426091.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad\u2019s dominant win over Delhi Capitals was once again defined by Abhishek Sharma\u2019s explosive batting and a disciplined bowling effort led by Eshan Malinga. However, DC skipper Axar Patel remained calm after the defeat, suggesting no immediate panic or changes to the XI despite the heavy loss.Speaking after the match, Axar backed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6767,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6766","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6767"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}