There was no larger commercial for the Delhi Premier League (DPL) in its inaugural season than Priyansh Arya’s hovering success. The opening batter’s 608 runs in 10 innings for South Delhi Superstarz, together with six sixes in an over, acted because the springboard for Punjab Kings to shell out ₹3.8 crore within the IPL public sale for his companies. The 23-year-old southpaw delivered a excessive return on funding in his maiden IPL season, scoring 475 runs in Punjab’s runner-up end.
Having achieved all that, it’s only pure that Priyansh’s return for the second season of the DPL, which will get underway on August 2, will garner quite a bit more eyeballs. He will characteristic for Outer Delhi Warriors, one in all two new franchises on this 12 months’s DPL.
Asked whether or not there may be higher strain to carry out this season, Priyansh was simply as uncluttered along with his response as he’s with the bat in hand. “The pressure is as much as I want to take on myself. If you can keep things simple, it will be beneficial,” Priyansh advised The Hindu on Wednesday.
While Priyansh’s capability to again his naturally attacking intuition is one in all his strengths, he believes there may be more to his batting now than simply aggression.
“You have to play according to the situation. I have learnt that from the IPL,” he mentioned. “You can’t keep hitting, you have to play as per the match circumstances. There is more maturity in my game now because of the IPL.”
Parthiv roped in as mentor
Outer Delhi Warriors has roped in former India wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel as mentor. The 40-year-old, who retired from all codecs in 2020, additionally serves as assistant coach for Gujarat Titans within the IPL.
