West Indies all-rounder Rovman Powell has urged IPL franchise Delhi Capitals to quickly move past the recent no-ball controversy as the team looks to jostle for a position in the playoffs.
In their previous encounter, a 15-run loss to Rajasthan Royals on Friday, the team was left incensed by what they believe was a missed no-ball call in the final over. Needing an improbable 36 off the final over, Powell kept things interesting when he blasted three straight 6s off international team Obed Mccoy.
The Capitals were convinced the third six was also a waist-high no-ball and as such would have been a free hit, which would have made things even more interesting. The delivery was, however, not called by the umpires and Mccoy fought back to dismiss Powell. The incident led to arguments between Delhi players and the umpire, and assistant coach Rajasthan Royals Pravin Amre came onto the field. In the aftermath, Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant, all-rounder Shardul Thakur and Amre were slapped with heavy fines resulting from the incident, with Amre also given a one-match ban. With a match upcoming against the Kolkata Knightriders on Wednesday, Powell is looking to move past the incident.
“It’s something that we have to put behind us and put behind us very fast. We have a lot of upcoming matches and we have no time to sit down and dwell in the past,” Powell said of the incident.
“We have some important games coming up, important games that we have to win to get to the next round of the competition,” he added.
“We are about 6th or 7th in the table that is a good place to be. It’s just for us to climb the ladder and hopefully, we’ll reach our goal, which is the top four.”