IPL 2026: Sameer Rizvi’s current form is a perfect example of ‘one man’s loss is another man’s opportunity’, after his back-to-back fighting knocks for Delhi Capitals in the ongoing IPL 2026. Notably, both these knocks were instrumental in getting those crucial wins after the Delhi Capitals were put under pressure. Rizvi rescued Delhi against Lucknow as he put up a solid fifth-wicket stand, while against MI, he smashed an incredible 90 on Saturday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After both these knocks, the fans of Chennai Super Kings expressed their displeasure with the management for not retaining Rizvi in the IPL auctions. Notably, the 22-year-old was part of CSK in IPL 2025 as he announced his arrival with a six against Rashid Khan.
Here’s what the CSK fans said on X:
CSK fans watching Sameer Rizvi winning back to back Man of the match awards for DC.pic.twitter.com/UTNyD8v0C8
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) April 4, 2026
Choices made during auctions can come back to haunt franchises. Sameer Rizvi & Tushar Deshpande released by CSK, Ravi Bishnoi off loaded by LSG, have done the star turn for their new teams this season. Stragglers CSK & LSG, who play today, need to find matchwinners urgently pic.twitter.com/EmszBZlu0m
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) April 5, 2026
Sameer Rizvi’s last 3 knocks for Delhi Capitals:
vs PBKS – 58(25)
vs LSG – 70(47)
vs MI – 90(51)& u know what? CSK let him go to DC for just 95 lakhs when he showed glimpses of his unlimited potential in very 1st game. CSK is worse team for youngsters!pic.twitter.com/zmDEOe9SMB
— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) April 4, 2026
I Have Worked A Lot On Myself: Rizvi
Delhi Capitals (DC) batter Sameer Rizvi credited rigorous self-improvement for his match-winning performance against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
After being named Player of the Match, Rizvi said, “I’ve worked a lot on myself. I’ve worked on my weaknesses. I wasn’t as good against fast bowlers, so I worked on that in the last year. I try to play according to the situation. I took time, got set and then played my shots. I tried to watch the ball as long as possible. Did the same in the last game. If you score runs here, you get a lot of confidence and opportunities for us youngsters.”
According to CricViz, Sameer Rizvi has announced himself in the IPL with a six off his first ball against Rashid Khan in 2024 for CSK, and after a slow start, he has now found his rhythm for DC with three consecutive fifties.
In his first eight innings of IPL, Rizvi scored 114 runs at an average of 16.3. However, things changed in the next three matches as the right-handed batter has amassed 218 runs, including three half-centuries.
with inputs from agency
