Former India cricketer Doda Ganesh criticized Delhi Capitals’ team selection during their IPL 2026 match. Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday.After the captain Akshar Patel At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Capitals opted to bat and were reduced to 69 for five in 11 overs. Samir Rizvi, who remained not out on 40, and Tristan Stubbs, who scored 38, added 65 runs to take the team to 155 for seven.Ganesh turns to X to question team management and Axar’s decisions. He pointed to the absence of players like Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Poral and David Miller in the playing XI. He also questioned whether the team was functioning properly according to the decisions it had taken.“There is a lot of Indian batting talent available in the Delhi camp. They can open with KL so easily with Shaw/Rana/Pural, and have Miller in the middle order. Instead, the smarts play Nissanka up top and drop Miller. Tell me, how can this be a serious cricket team?” Ganesh wrote on X.
Delhi’s woes began when opener Patham Nissanka was dismissed for 19 off 15 balls, failing to clear the mid-on fielder off a slow ball from Mukesh Chaudhary.KL Rahul scored 12 off 13 balls before being dismissed while trying to play a shot off Akhil Hussain, only to be caught by Chennai captain Rutoraj Gaekwad.Delhi reached 37 for two in the powerplay, with Hussain bowling several overs, including one that dismissed Rahul.Axar Patel was dismissed soon after, caught by the cover fielder off Gurjapaneet Singh to leave the team at 69 for five.Stubbs and Rizvi then hit a couple of sixes during their partnership, but early falls meant that Delhi’s 155 for seven proved insufficient.CSK chased down the target in just 17.3 overs and won the match comfortably by 8 wickets.
