Visakhapatnam, March 24 -- With a smile on his face, Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel was glad that some questions about his on-field decisions could be avoided as impact substitute Ashutosh Sharma came to the rescue and steered them to a narrow one-wicket win against Lucknow Super Giants in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

In a game defined by fine margins in Visakhapatnam, Axar's decisions during the first innings certainly caught the spectators' eye. His decision to throw in Tristan Stubbs against Nicholas Pooran in the 13th over instead of spinner Kuldeep Yadav or a paced raised eyebrows of many.

Pooran smoked the ball into the stands on four successive deliveries to garner 28 runs and further exacerbate DC's woes. Axa...