Delhi Capitals fast bowler Anrich Nortje finally came out of his quarantine which was forcefully extended by a couple of days following a false COVID-19 positive report. The right-arm pacer has now joined the bio-bubble.
In a video released by the franchise on their official social media handle, Nortje talks about his comeback, team’s preparations and the way the side has fared so far in the competition.
Talking about finally coming out of the quarantine and resuming the training, the fast bowler said that it was pretty tiring for him to stay in the room for 10 days. “Tiring for me. 10 days in the room was quite a lot for me. But it was nice to get out and sweat it out and bowl a bit. Hopefully I can bowl it up from here on,” he said.
Delhi Capitals have played two matches so far and have a win and a loss under their belt. When asked about the two clashes, Nortje said that the team played good cricket in both the matches but unfortunately failed to post a big total in the second match.
“Yeah, I though we definitely did well in both the games. Unfortunately, we couldn’t get a bigger score in the second match. I think we did well to sort of get to where we got and also to try restrict them to that scores. So in general, I think we’ve really had a good all-rounder performance so far and I hope we can just continue with that,” Nortje added.
The tracks in Chennai and Mumbai haven’t been helpful for the batsmen. Mentioning about the pitch at Wankhede stadium, the Delhi franchise seamer said that it would be good to assess the tracks as early as possible.
“If we can just assess the pitch as quickly as possible what we have to do. I think generally dew plays a factor. So hopefully we can try and be ahead of the dew and what we have to do when it does come and when it’s not there. So, I think probably that’s one of the factors besides the actual wicket,” he said.
DC will lock horns Punjab Kings in Mumbai on Sunday. Nortje talked about the contest and insisted that there is no team that is a bad team and can come up with some good performance on its day.
“There is no team that is a bad team. Everyone is really competitive and we are not going to underestimate anyone,” the DC fast bowler said.
DC’s regular captain was ruled out of the IPL 2021 after injuring himself during the series against England at home. The South African expressed his disappointment on not having Iyer in the team this time. “Obviously, we are missing Shreyas Iyer but we definitely have a great combination and it’s just about picking up the right team,” he said.