Senior South Africa batter David Miller believes Delhi Capitals have deliberately avoided pointing fingers and have kept the dressing room firmly together as they chase a late push into the IPL playoffs. After a tough stretch defined by batting collapses and lapses in the field, Delhi find themselves in a position where results in the closing stages matter most. With the league phase entering its final phase, the Capitals now need to win all four of their remaining matches to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Speaking ahead of Delhi’s fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders, Miller stressed the importance of unity rather than blame. “It’s been something we’ve talked about as a group—win or lose, we stick together,” he said. He added that there has been no blame game within the team: “There is no pointing fingers at all about what we have done. We’re all in it together.”
On the qualification picture, Miller said the path is clear and the focus should remain simple. “The reality is we have four games to win. If we do that, then we put ourselves in a strong position,” he explained.
When asked about Delhi’s recent losses, Miller felt the side has not been consistently poor across the full 40 overs, but rather has failed to seize key moments. “I don’t think we’ve been playing bad cricket at all. We’ve been playing really good cricket, but there are certain moments in the game where we let ourselves down as a team in specific areas,” he said.
Miller also reflected on his own stop-start season and the limited chances he has received in the playing XI. While he admitted that it has been frustrating not to be on the field regularly, he noted that the nature of the IPL makes squad combinations and roles especially significant. “Not being able to play is obviously frustrating as a player. You always want to be playing every game, but that’s how the IPL works—the structure, with only four overseas players—so the combinations become really important for the team,” he said.
Turning to Delhi’s batting problems, Miller highlighted a recurring pattern: wickets falling in quick succession. “In the matches we haven’t done too well, we’ve lost wickets in clusters—two, three, four wickets pretty close together,” he observed.
He also pointed to fielding as another area where Delhi have struggled. “And then there are moments here and there where we’ve dropped a couple of catches that could potentially have changed the outcome of the game,” Miller added, while underlining that the team’s overall fielding has left a lot to be desired.
Discussing how T20 cricket has evolved, Miller said modern batters are taking a more fearless approach right from the first ball, constantly looking to attack boundaries. “The mindset and mentality of batters nowadays has definitely gone to another level,” he remarked.
At the same time, Miller stressed that despite the changing nature of the format, players must trust their own strengths and methods. “For someone like me, it’s about making sure my skills and strengths remain really strong,” he said.
Miller also offered praise for spinner Kuldeep Yadav, describing him as a genuine match-winner even though his recent outings have not produced the best returns. “With someone like Kuldeep, I’ve always played against him and I don’t like facing him,” Miller said. He added, “He’s a great character, and for me it’s important to have those kinds of players continually playing because he is a match-winner.”
With the tournament’s business end approaching, Miller said Delhi’s attention is now entirely on the matches ahead. “Whatever has happened in the last ten games, we’re taking the positives from that. But the next four games are huge,” he concluded.
