DC's up and down season has been a direct result of unfavourable answers to a lot of key questions, some of which haven't been always in their control. ©BCCI
"Mitch was adamant that he got a feather on it," explained Delhi's bowling coach James Hopes. He was referring to the dismissal of Mitchell Marsh after a 20-ball 37, when he chose not to review a caught behind decision. The official tracker did not pick up any audio signal as the ball passed the bat, and it would have turned out differently had he reviewed it."
"We know there was a flat line but Mitch was adamant that he thought he hit it, and so was Quinton speaking after the game. So it's just one of those things that didn't go our way, you speak to the guys on the field - some thought he hit it, some didn't hear anything. But Mitch was adamant he got a feather on it," was all Hopes could say reflecting upon their biggest what-if of their fifth loss in a season filled with what-ifs.
What if Anrich Nortje had been bowling fit by the start of the season, what if Marsh had not suffered the injury in Pakistan, what if the camp had not been hit by the COVID bug and the resultant quarantine, what if Rovman Powell had found his groove earlier in the first half of the tournament, what if Shardul Thakur delivered on the promise he'd shown in the previous seasons, what if that no-ball call had gone in their favour ...
It's a list that has neither complicated nor straightforward answers. Delhi's up and down season has been a direct result of unfavourable answers to a lot of key questions, some of which haven't been always in their control.
It was a pattern that was found in their loss against Lucknow Super Giants by just
