'We don’t control pitch': Hemang Badani responds after DC’s 4th consecutive home loss

Badani was questioned on whether the decision to bat first backfired on a difficult surface. Responding to the criticism, he explained that the franchise has very little control over the nature of the pitch prepared by the curator, despite Arun Jaitley Stadium being Delhi Capitals’ home venue.

"We don't have any control over the surfaces. It is a lot easier for a side to field 20 overs and then understand what the surface would be when they bat second, and that is pretty much what happened. I thought the game was lost in the first 10 overs when we didn't get enough; we were about 70 for 5, and you don't want to be 70 for 5 even if it is a tough surface. It has been a bit of an up-and-down curve for us to understand what we are going to get at Delhi, which is our home. One game was a 265, but there is little control that any side has on surfaces,'' Hemang Badani said during post match press conference.