Delhi Capitals (DC) players were seen enjoying a session of football ahead of their IPL 2024 match against the Gujarat Titans at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. The mood in DC's camp looked light as the Indian players took on the overseas stars over a game of football. Star opening batter Prithvi Shaw was in a jovial mood and caught everyone's attention with his hilarious commentary. As the Indian players were struggling against the overseas stars, Shaw called his teammates 'Mere Lagaan ke bhaiyon' in reference to Aamir Khan's blockbuster movie 'Lagaan'.
"Khaane ko roti nahi milega, pehen ne ko kapda nahi hoga," Shaw was heard as saying in a video uploaded by DC.
So far in IPL 2024, Shaw has made 174 runs in six matches at a strike-rate of 162.62, with a highest score of 66 against Kolkata Knight Riders at Visakhapatnam.
The 24-year-old had a forgettable time in IPL 2023 and was even dropped midway through the last season, where he amassed just 106 runs from eight innings.
DC defeated GT in the away game earlier this season at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (c&wk), David Warner, Abishek Porel, Ricky Bhui, Yash Dhull, Shai Hope, Prithvi Shaw, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kushagra (wk), Swastik Chikara, Ishant Sharma, Jhye Richardson, Rasikh Dar, Vicky Ostwal, Anrich Nortje, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey, Khaleel Ahmed, Sumit Kumar, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Jake Fraser-McGurk.
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Kane Williamson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Abhinav Manohar, Rashid Khan, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Tyagi, Joshua Little, Darshan Nalkande, Noor Ahmad, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohit Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Sushant Mishra, Sandeep Warrier, Sharath BR, Manav Suthar.