Watch: Delhi Capitals’ Sumit Kumar vows to play like ‘role model’ Hardik Pandya as DC clash with Gujarat Titans
GT vs DC IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans (GT) will clash with Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 17. Ahead of the match that is especially crucial for Delhi, their all-rounder Sumit Kumar has revealed his role model. The upcoming IPL match will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Sumit, born in Haryana, is an all-rounder who follows Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya as his role model.
“Hardik Pandya is my role model. I have been following him for some time. I see myself playing the way he bats lower down the order. That’s my role as well. I try to be a match-finisher like him for my team,” Sumit Kumar said in a video posted by the Capitals.
Sumit Kumar, in the video, also spoke about the influence of Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly on the team. They always give out a positive energy whenever they speak, he said.
“They ask me to have trust in my abilities, follow the process and keep playing my own game. They always back me,” he said.
He said in the video that performing well in the tournament would probably give him a chance to represent India in the long run. It will help him earn a name and fame further, he added.
Delhi are sitting at number 9 on the points table at the moment, with just 4 points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of -0.975. They have won 2 matches among the 6 played so far.
Gujarat, on the other hand, have played 6 and won 3 of those. They are at number 6 in the IPL 2024 standings with 6 points and an NRR of -0.637.
GT squad for IPL 2024
David Miller, Shubman Gill (c), Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, Vijay Shankar, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Sai Kishore, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Shahrukh Khan, Sushant Mishra, Kartik Tyagi, Manav Suthar, Spencer Johnson.
DC squad for IPL 2024
David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Abishek Porel, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jhye Richardson, Anrich Nortje, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Kumar Kushagra, Yash Dhull, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sumit Kumar, Praveen Dubey, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Ricky Bhui, Shai Hope, Vicky Ostwal, Swastik Chikara, Mitchell Marsh, Rasikh Dar Salam.
(With ANI inputs)
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Published: 17 Apr 2024, 07:34 AM IST
