Delhi Capitals’ David Warner
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Delhi Capitals cricketers have one thing extra to cheer about after their maiden victory in IPL 2023, with skipper David Warner confirming on April 21 that many of the cricket gear, which had been stolen in transit from Bengaluru to Delhi a couple of days again, had been recovered.
The Delhi franchise found the theft of their cricketing gear, together with bats, pads and gloves, operating into lakhs of rupees after they reached the nationwide capital following their match in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 15.
Delhi Capital skipper David Warner thanks Delhi Police for catching culprits who stole the groups’ cricket equipment. Photo: David Warner Instagram
Warner had posted a message on social media in regards to the theft, giving particulars in regards to the gadgets stolen.
“Stolen. 16 bats along with pads, shoes, thigh pads, gloves were stolen from the Delhi Capitals’ players kit bags. 3 bats belong to David Warner, 2 of Mitchell Marsh, three of Phil Salt and five of Yash Dhull,” the Australian opener had written on social media.
The Capitals broke their string of 5 consecutive defeats on April 20, defeating Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets on the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium right here and a day later, Warner revealed that many of the gear had been recovered and the culprits “found”.
“They found the culprits. Few (bats) missing still but thank you,” he wrote on Friday.
DC will tackle Sunrisers Hyderabad of their subsequent IPL match in Hyderabad on April 24.
