How captain Rishab Pant’s blunder knocked Delhi Capitals out of IPL tournament

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Delhi Capitals have ended up paying a heavy price for its captain Rishab Pant not asking for a review of the umpire’s decision turning down a caught-behind appeal against Mumbai Indians big hitter Tim David.</p>
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David edged the very first ball he played from Shardul Thakur to wicketkeeper Pant who went for a loud appeal with the ball safely in his gloves. However, the on-field umpire ruled him not out.  </p>
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Although Pant was widely expected to go for the decision-review system (DRS) he decided not to go ahead after consulting Shardul Thakur and his teammates.</p>
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Later, the replays showed a spike on UltraEdge and Pant knew he had made a big blunder.</p>
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David, who would have been out for a duck, turned the tables with an aggressive knock of 34 off 11 balls studded with for massive sixes.</p>
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Mumbai Indian finally won the match in the last over, but the result could have been the other way around had Pant gone in for a review of the umpire’s decision in the 15th over.</p>
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After the match, a disappointed Pant said, "I thought there was something but everyone standing in the circle was not convinced enough so I was asking them -should we go up? And in the end I didn't take the review."</p>
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The mistake has put Delhi Capitals out of the tournament.</p>
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The four teams to qualify for the play-offs of IPL 2022 are now Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore.</p>