South Africa batting great AB de Villiers feels that the side hasn't been able to gel as a unit yet and added that the main players have to step up to put in match-winning performances. "It has been rocky start and not been easy for them. It is never easy when you start with an away game and you lose badly like they did. Especially, when you are fielding like they did in that first game. It is generally a sign of what the vibe in the squad is like."
"I know Ricky Ponting pretty well; he would have covered all the bases. You cannot look at the coaching staff; they would not have left a stone unturned going into this tournament. They made some good buys in the auction. It is a solid squad; it is possibly a tournament-winning squad," said de Villiers while responding to a question from during a virtual media roundtable.
In their first game, Capitals' sloppy fielding and bowling along with the batting being blown away by Mark Wood's five-fer resulted in a 50-run defeat. On their return to their home ground in New Delhi after four years, their batting huffed and puffed their way to 162, which Gujarat chased down with 11 balls to spare.
