New Delhi, April 24 -- Delhi Capitals were 44/3 in 5.4 overs against Gujarat Titans when Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel came together on Wednesday. By the time the innings ended, Delhi had added another 180 runs in 14.2 overs for just one wicket. The dramatic turnaround came largely thanks to Pant offering the strongest evidence yet of his readiness as selection for the T20 World Cup looms.

By hitting two fifties and exhibiting sharpness behind the stumps in the first eight games for Delhi Capitals after a 14-month layoff due to a car accident, Pant had already put his name in the ring for an India recall at the marquee event. On Wednesday, more of the trademark Pant was on show, flicking, pulling and cutting the ball with the authority tha...