IPL 2020: DC assistant coach Mohammad Kaif ‘doubtful’ for R. Ashwin to play against CSK

Assistant coach for Delhi Capitals Mohammad Kaif says R Ashwin will accompany practice on Thursday furthermore the decisive judgment will determine on how that goes

JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals shall be facing the Chennai Super Kings in their second match of the Dream11 IPL season at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.

Having won their first match against the Kings XI Punjab on Sunday, Delhi Capitals will go into the match with extreme confidence, however the CSK side led by MS Dhoni would be eager to bounce back after their loss to Rajasthan on Tuesday.

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Speaking to the media over a digital press conference on Thursday, Delhi Capitals Assistant Coach Mohammad Kaif provided fitness updates on the skilled pair of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ishant Sharma.

“Ashwin is going for practice today and we haven’t taken a call yet if he is going to be ready or not for tomorrow’s game. We will see how the practice goes,” Kaif stated. “We are monitoring him closely. But yes, if he is not fit to play tomorrow, we have Amit Mishra who is a very experienced player and has been doing well in the IPL. So yes that’s a plus point in this squad that we have got a replacement ready in case required,” summed up the former Indian batsman.

Delhi Capitals have played against CSK on 20 occasions, having managed to win only 6 of those encounters, losing the other 14- three of which came during last season. Despite such a poor record against the men in yellow, Kaif says it is going to be “a different ball game altogether” inside the UAE.