Follow UsWith five wins in seven games, Delhi Capitals (DC) have been brilliant in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, and debutant Vipraj Nigam has played a key role in their success. The leg-spinner has picked up seven wickets in as many games and also scored 54 runs at an average of 18 and a strike rate of 207.69.
In his very first IPL game, Nigam smashed 39 off 15 deliveries against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), against whom they come up against in their next fixture on April 22 (Tuesday). “I consider myself an all-rounder. I have to make contributions with the ball and also with the bat whenever required," said Nigam.
“I get advice from the seniors in every game. We do get some help from the seniors. There are some players who were in Lucknow last year and are here this year as well. We talk about those aspects in our team meetings and plan accordingly.”
Nigam will be playing an IPL game in Lucknow for the first time. The 20-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who has played a lot of cricket at this venue, said the conditions in Lucknow won’t really give LSG too much of an advantage.
“Home conditions are not very advantageous in IPL, but yes, you have an idea as to what to consider. There is not much advantage to the team,” added Nigam.
You are familiar with the weather, ground dimension, etc. But all teams have similar preparation… The UP T20 league happened here. So we have played T20 games here. Sameer [Rizvi] and I have an idea of the ground, so we will try to follow the same process we did in UP T20.”