‘Game not over until Ashutosh Sharma is batting’: Kevin Pietersen’s faith in Delhi’s new finisher comes from courage forged by a fighter’s upbringing
Delhi Capitals’ last man Mohit Sharma had a simple question for Ashutosh Sharma when the two met at the start of the final over with their team needing 6 runs: “I give you one ball, can you hit it for a six?”. Ashutosh, 26, would give a firm nod and deliver a confident ‘Yes’.After blocking one ball, Mohit would tap and run a single. Ashutosh now had 4 balls, but he needed one. He smashed the ball over Lucknow SuperGiants off-spinner Shahbaz Ahmed’s head and over the boundary rope. DC had won the match they had almost lost. Also, they finally had a lower-order batsman with the confidence and swagger of a finisher. It was something they had lacked and it was to fill this void that they had paid Rs 3.8 Crore to get Ashutosh. There was another new signing in the dugout, who too had a role to p...
