IPL 2021: If Allowed, First Statue That Will Go Up For DC Is Of Amit Mishra, Says Parth Jindal

Mumbai: Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal has said that leg-spinner Amit Mishra will be the first player to put up his idol outside the Arun Jaitley Stadium in the franchise if Indian Premier League (IPL) teams are allowed to put up statues outside their home stadiums.

“If IPL teams are ever allowed to put up statues outside their home stadiums by the @BCCI and state cricket bodies — there is no doubt in my mind that the first statue that will go up for us @DelhiCapitals will be that of @MishiAmit — what a wonderful servant he has been to DC,” tweeted Jindal.

https://twitter.com/ParthJindal11/status/1384758356976492547?s=20

Mishra is the second-highest wicket-taker in IPL history, as he has taken 164 wickets in 152 matches. He is also the only bowler in the league to take three hat-tricks.

The Veteran has been a longtime servant for the Delhi Capitals and still holds the key to his spin department.

Mishra had picked four wickets to help Delhi Capitals restrict Mumbai Indians to 137/9.

Leg-spinner Amit Mishra spun a web over Mumbai Indians before Shikhar Dhawan and Steve Smith played knocks of 45 and 33 respectively as Delhi Capitals registered a win at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Earlier, Mumbai Indians were leading the way with a total of 55 runs in the first six overs, but Mishra wreaked havoc and demolished the batting order by removing Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan.

Coming back to Tuesday’s game, Delhi Capitals needed 15 runs in the last two overs and Shimron Hetmyer and Lalit Yadav ensured the side didn’t falter at the end. Moreover, Jasprit Bumrah’s two no-balls in the penultimate over made the job a lot easier for the DC batsmen.

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