IPL 2023: Rishabh Pant gets grandstand welcome in DC’s first home game; fans unveil special banner

Delhi Capitals’ injured skipper Rishabh Pant was given a grandstand welcome by the fans as he made his way to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi for his team’s first home clash in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Pant, injured in a near-fatal crash in December, has been ruled out of the season while David Warner takes charge of the side. Fans were also seen unveiling a special banner that saw Pant’s remembered fondly by the fans in Delhi.

In a video posted on the IPL Twitter handle, Pant, with the support of crutches, made his way to the stands at the stadium. He was wearing a white t-shirt and black shades as he was greeted by the fans at the stadium. He arrived in an SUV on the premises of the stadium after which he was seen hugging former IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla and other delegates in the VIP lounge.

On the flip side, fans too showed their love for their local boy as they unveiled a special banner that read, “RP17, We Miss You.” The fans were seen cheering for Rishabh as his side took on defending champions Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, in what is Delhi’s first home match of the IPL season.

Fiery spells from Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph and Rashid Khan helped Gujarat Titans restrict Delhi Capitals to 162/8 in 20 overs in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on Tuesday.

Shami and Rashid bagged three-wicket hauls respectively while Joseph scalped two conceding 29 runs. David Warner top-scored for Delhi Capitals with 37 while Axar Patel scored 36 off 22 deliveries. Put to bat first, Delhi Capitals got off to a fine start as David Warner and Prithvi Shaw gathered 11 runs off Mohammed Shami’s over. However, the hitting did not last long as in the third over of the innings Shami removed Shaw for 7 runs.

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