New Delhi, April 2 -- After anchoring Delhi Capitals' successful chase with a composed unbeaten half century, Sameer Rizvi revealed that head coach Hemang Badani had entrusted him with the No. 4 role and encouraged him to stick to his natural game.

"The coach had told me earlier that I would bat at number four and that they would back me. He asked me to play my natural game and stay positive. When I went in today, my intent was to play positively. But we lost wickets quickly and were four down around 24 to 26, so it became a tough situation. I spoke to Tristan Stubbs and we felt that we still had a lot of overs left, so we didn't need to rush.""There was some swing and seam movement, and the bowlers were on top initially, so we decided to ...