The last two teams in the points table of the current IPL are coming down to the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the capital today, Tuesday. Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians are desperate for their first win. Sourav Gangopadhyay and Sachin Tendulkar, the one-time partners of Indian cricket, will also witness a battle of wits today. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, who came in the auction for Tk 17.5 crore, has failed to live up to expectations so far. But before the Delhi-Duirath, he got the advice of legend Sachin Tendulkar. Green said, “Sachin told me, if you play with the bat mouth closed in red-ball cricket, you should keep the bat mouth open in white-ball cricket. Then I can play comfortably on the off side.”Not taking extra pressure right now,” Green said of not being in his rhythm. Playing in IPL for the first time. It will take some time to adapt to the environment. I want to enjoy the game.” He added, “Before the IPL, I played in the T20 series in India.

The situation is pretty much the same. But red ball and white ball cricket are different. Will get back to form soon.”Along with Green, five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians are also finding good times. They lost both matches. The two openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan have forgotten the last time they played an explosive inning in the IPL. Suryakumar Yadav’s return to form is essential not only for Mumbai but also for the Indian team. Rohit’s only hope is Tilak Verma. He is playing well in every match. Jofra Archer’s absence in the last match made the appearance of Rohit’s bowling skeletal. The team will be looking at him in this match. On the other hand, Delhi Capitals have been the most consistent team in the IPL in the last three to four years. But David Warner is at the bottom of the points table with a hat-trick of defeats this season. As weighty as the Sourav-Ponting duo is off the field, Delhi is as pale without Rishabh Pant.

Rishabh was present to support the team at home against Gujarat Titans. But not only Rishabh has been knocked out, but it looks like Delhi’s fighting spirit has also gone with him. Delhi opener Prithvi Shaw is getting helpless against the pace, swing, and bounce of the opposition’s strong bowlers. Captain David Warner has left his golden days behind. Even though he is in the running for the orange cap with 158 runs in three matches, his strike rate is not at all pleasing. In the pace department, Anrikh Nakhia, Mukesh Kumar, and Khalil Ahmed are unable to show consistency. In the spin department, Kuldeep Yadav bowled sparingly but Akshar Patel was giving plenty of runs. After the Rajasthan match, Ponting said, “Three consecutive losses. Nothing is worse than that.”