Overview
- Punjab Kings, which overhauled 264 in Delhi on Saturday, crossed the line with Shreyas Iyer 71 not out after substitute Karun Nair dropped him twice.
- KL Rahul had earlier struck 152 not out for Delhi Capitals, but captain Axar Patel said the side deserved to lose because their fielding fell apart.
- Virender Sehwag blasted Nair’s lapses and said such errors should cost him selection, while R Ashwin noted substitutes can be thrust into pressure without warning.
- A flurry of drops across the weekend, highlighted by misses that boosted big knocks in the Royals–Sunrisers game and by a reprieve before Virat Kohli’s 81, fed concern about slipping standards.
- Mohammad Kaif linked the trend to the IPL’s grind in April and May, saying frequent travel, heat and recovery time push teams to cut back on fielding work.