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Delhi Capitals Press Room: A standout aspect of Ashutosh Sharma’s whirlwind 66 not out off 31 balls helping Delhi Capitals to clinch a nail-biting one-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants earlier this week was him effectively amassing big runs against spinners.

Now, the all-rounder has revealed that before IPL 2025, he had practised for hitting every ball against spinners in separate net sessions, something which paid off immensely in DC kickstarting their tournament with a win at the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

With DC slumping to 65/5 in the seventh over, Ashutosh walked in and was at 20 off 20 balls before switching gears to hit a whopping 46 runs off his next 11 balls and lead his team to an epic win. 32 of those 66 runs came against spinners off just 15 balls and at a strike-rate of 213.3.