Former Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh slammed David Miller after Delhi Capitals suffered a heartbreaking one-run loss against Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Wednesday. DC needed two runs off the final two balls with Miller on strike against Prasidh Krishna.
Miller decided not to take a single on the penultimate ball but unfortunately, Kuldeep Yadav was run out on the final delivery when they tried to steal a bye.
Harbhajan said Miller gifted a win to the Gujarat Titans and made it feel like he is still part of the GT squad.
Harbhajan Singh said on his YouTube Channel, “He (David Miller) tried to play the hero and said no, I’ll hit two runs on the last ball. What happened after that? The last ball ended up being a dot ball, Kuldeep got run out, and the match they were set to win was lost. Gujarat Titans said, thank you very much, David Miller, because what you did made it feel like you are still part of GT.”
The Turbanator said Miller should have trusted Kuldeep Yadav to do the job as the latter has the experience under his belt.
“He’s (Kuldeep Yadav) not so inexperienced in batting that he can’t handle it. He can connect with the ball reasonably well. David Miller just needed to trust his partner a little. I think if they had taken a run on the fifth ball, then on the sixth ball, even if Kuldeep got out, there would still have been a chance. The Capitals had a chance. If it went to a Super Over, they would have gotten another opportunity. But they didn’t give themselves any chance.”
The former Punjab spinner highlighted that he has rarely seen David Miller finish matches at the top level.
He concluded, “From my understanding, it’s beyond me how this is even possible. What could have been going through his mind? It’s not that Kuldeep doesn’t know how to bat. But when pressure situations come, I’ve seen David Miller, and maybe it’s just his luck. He’s an excellent player, a very strong player. But I think the difference between a strong player and a great player is this: a great player finishes the match. And we’ve rarely seen David Miller finish matches. When we did see him do it, he helped Gujarat Titans win title. But today he was very sad because he knew a mistake had been made. That mistake cost them two points.”
Delhi Capitals will next take on Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Saturday.
