Badani Says BCCI Sets IPL Pitches as Delhi's Home Slump Deepens

Overview

• Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani said after Tuesday’s loss that the BCCI, not franchises, controls pitch preparation during the IPL to prevent home advantage.
• Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi by eight wickets on a slow, turning Delhi surface as Sanju Samson made an unbeaten 87 and spinners Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad squeezed the hosts.
• Delhi have dropped four of five home games and sit seventh after ten matches, with Kolkata Knight Riders due in the capital on Friday, May 8.
• The Arun Jaitley Stadium has swung wildly this season, from a 264-run Delhi total that Punjab Kings chased to a seaming track where RCB bowled Delhi out for 75 and then a spinner-friendly deck versus CSK.
• Analysis in the coverage says Delhi’s issues run deeper than pitches, citing a lack of squad flexibility, out-of-form bowlers, and questionable selections that have hurt plans week to week.