{"id":168334,"date":"2026-05-16T17:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=168334"},"modified":"2026-05-16T17:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T23:26:11","slug":"bell-points-to-home-struggles-batting-instability-in-delhi-capitals-uneven-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=168334","title":{"rendered":"Bell points to home struggles, batting instability in Delhi Capitals\u2019 uneven season"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Not much has gone right for Delhi Capitals this season. After cruising to a win against Mumbai Indians in its own backyard, it has since lurched between extremes \u2013 either being comprehensively outplayed or left to endure heartbreaks.<\/p>\n

Assistant coach Ian Bell did not sugarcoat the reality. For him, the inability to capitalise on home advantage, not just this season, but in campaigns gone by as well, is a failing that inevitably undermines any team\u2019s ambitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a crazy season that way. We scored 264 (vs. Punjab Kings) and followed that up by getting all out for 75. You can\u2019t win competitions if you\u2019re that inconsistent. We have to accept that that\u2019s reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn front of your home fans, you want to make this a fortress. We want to finish on a real high here. It\u2019s really important that the performance (vs Royals) that people can go away excited and proud of the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former England batter pointed to inconsistency as the defining gap between DC and the teams entrenched in the top four.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe combinations haven\u2019t quite worked for us. Not having that stability in the batting lineup is something that obviously we\u2019re working towards. Players need to take the opportunities and turn them into match-winning performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bell, however, brushed aside concerns over skipper Axar Patel\u2019s inconsistent campaign.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s obviously more disappointed than anyone. He\u2019s desperate to do well for this franchise and himself. We know what he can do at his best and we\u2019ve got to keep supporting him through that. It happens to all cricketers. You have to ride it and keep backing yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old also marked the Capitals\u2019 prime target on Sunday. \u201cWhen you play Rajasthan, he (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi) is the prize wicket.\u201d<\/p>\n

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