{"id":21518,"date":"2024-03-23T15:07:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T09:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=425726"},"modified":"2024-03-23T15:07:13","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T09:37:13","slug":"ipl-2024-we-prefer-dc-to-bat-first-since-it-is-a-new-stadium-pbks-captain-dhawan-opts-to-field-on-new-home-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2024-we-prefer-dc-to-bat-first-since-it-is-a-new-stadium-pbks-captain-dhawan-opts-to-field-on-new-home-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2024: We prefer DC to bat first since it is a new stadium: PBKS captain Dhawan opts to field on new home ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic moment for the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, the venue gears up to host its maiden IPL encounter, with the clash between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals marking its debut.<\/p>\n<p>Replacing the Mohali stadium, the new venue prompts careful consideration from stats observers and team analysts when it comes to pitch conditions. After winning the toss for Punjab Kings, skipper Dhawan expressed, \u201cWe are going to field first. It\u2019s a new pitch, so we\u2019ll need to come up with new strategies. We\u2019ve made some changes and are getting accustomed to this ground after our practice match. Let\u2019s hope for some luck on this new venue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the decision, Rishabh Pant, returning to the cricketing field after a substantial hiatus, remarked, \u201cWe would have batted first. The wicket seems a bit slower. It\u2019s an emotional moment for me, just looking to enjoy the occasion without overthinking. Not dwelling on the past season; it\u2019s an exciting time. We\u2019ve been preparing well, with Marsh, Warner, Stubbs joining as overseas batters.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a historic moment for the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, the venue gears up to host\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":41773,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2976,3720],"class_list":["post-21518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl","tag-dhawan","tag-ipl-2024"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}