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Updated June 14th, 2019 at 11:58 IST

Rishabh Pant breaks silence on World Cup omission after powering Delhi Capitals to a stunning win over Rajasthan. Read Here

Pant made a statement with a blistering 78 off 36 balls and powered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League

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Ignored for the World Cup, Rishabh Pant said the "selection thought was running" in his mind.

Pant made a statement with a blistering 78 off 36 balls and powered Delhi Capitals to a six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League here. 

"I am feeling lovely. To make your team win in an important match is a good feeling. I won't lie, the selection thought was running in my mind," Pant said at the post-match press conference.

 The young keeper-batsman added,

"I focussed on my process and it worked for me. The wicket was playing good, and I just took advantage of that, I guess. Most important thing for our team is that everyone knows our role, and the support staff tells us, 'this is your role, and this is what is going to happen to you'."

Pant, who was left out of India's squad at the expense of Dinesh Karthik, smashed six fours and four sixes during his stay in the middle.

DC skipper Shreyas Iyer was happy with the way the pitch played, and so was his counterpart Steve Smith.

"When we play away from home, the wickets are so good. We enjoy playing on the rise, and the wickets are perfectly made for them," Iyer said.

"It was important to get a good start in the Powerplay, and Shikhar (Dhawan) has been doing that well. The way we've been playing away games and coming back to our home games, we are unaware of how our pitch plays itself."

Smith said: "This was the best wicket we have played on all tournament. Shikhar played a magnificent knock, and Rishabh is a powerful young man, and he plays the ball in strange spots. We probably didn't finish off with the bat as well as we could have. I thought (Chris) Morris and (Kagiso) Rabada executed well in the backend.

"It's a really good cricket wicket, and a really good game of cricket." 

DC fought back after Rajasthan looked to cross 200 at one stage.

"We knew they were going to go all out, especially the way Ajinkya (Rahane) was batting. This is a big ground, and the pitch was a belter. The way they started, we were expecting 200, but the bowlers did well to restrict them to 190," Iyer said. 

The win lifted Delhi to the top of the table with 11 victories and four defeats from 11 outings.

READ: You Have To Read What Some Of India's Biggest Cricketing Names Have Said About Rishabh Pant's Heroics Against Rajasthan Royals

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Published April 23rd, 2019 at 10:51 IST

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