|| India Correspondent ||

Veteran India spinner Ravi Ashwin, who will play for Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 2021 edition of IPL, hoped to win the IPL title this season. Although he has said that every IPL team is strong and will give a tough fight in the league, he revealed that Mumbai Indians have a more powerful and experienced team than others and they are the team to beat.

“Every team is strong, and I am not making a diplomatic statement. But I definitely think Mumbai has got a powerful and experienced squad. Mumbai will always start as favorites in this competition. I think Mumbai is the team to beat,” Ravi Ashwin told the New Indian Express.

Delhi reached the final in the last season that played in the United Arab Emirates but they failed to win against Mumbai Indians. And one of the reasons was their poor batting show. But the veteran off-spinner said that they have a good chance this season as they have a strong batting unit, leading by newly-appointed captain Rishabh Pant, who has replaced the regular skipper Shreyas Iyer, who has been ruled out of the entire tournament after dislocating his shoulder during the 1st ODI between India and England.

“Good (On DC’s chances), well-balanced one. Last year, our batting did not come well together. It was understandable due to lockdown and all that. But this year, in the kind of form in which Rishabh is, definitely that (team’s batting) also will get sorted out,” he further added.

“We have a good chance. But if you see the last few years, it is not always about the top two or three sides. Every team picks players judiciously and has good balance and options. The IPL is in a new caravan model, so conditions also will play a part,” Ravi Ashwin concluded.