IPL 2022: Ricky Ponting, head coach of the Delhi Capitals, spoke about the development of Rishabh Pant before their first encounter against the Mumbai Indians
Ricky Ponting praised Rishabh Pant as a captain
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will start on Saturday night. The Delhi Capitals will play their first game against five-time champions Mumbai Indians on Sunday. This is when the league will start. Ricky Ponting, the Indian team’s head coach, has seen Rishabh Pant’s growth and development up close. Ponting, a former Australian captain, thinks the wicketkeeper can also be a great international captain. This time around, Rishabh Pant was in charge of Delhi Capitals, and they made it to the final of the IPL last year.
Ponting’s virtual press conference on Saturday
“Rishabh Pant has changed a lot over the last few years. This is my fifth season with the Delhi Capitals, and Rishabh has changed a lot as a player and as a person. He has more responsibility now for the Indian team and for the Delhi Capitals, and he is in charge of them now. In the last 12-18 months, he has learned a lot from a lot of different things. This will keep him from becoming a better person and leader. There is no doubt that he has grown up a lot in the last 12-18 months. He has a good idea of what it takes to be a leader “It was Ponting’s virtual press conference on Saturday, and he said that.
Ricky Ponting was in the Mumbai Indians’ set-up when Rohit Sharma was chosen as the team’s captain. All of us know now how well Rohit has done as a leader in the years to come.
Ponting talked about Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Asked about the captaincy of Rohit and Rishabh, Ponting said: When I think about it, they’re both good captains “I didn’t think about it before, but I think they are both very similar to each other. As a young man, Rohit took charge of the Mumbai Indians when he was in charge. As far as I know, Rishabh and Rohit are good friends. They look a lot alike. They talk all the time, and they might also be exchanging notes about being a captain.”
“My guess is that Rishabh’s journey could be a lot like that of Rohit Sharma’s. Taking over as the captain of a well-known business and growing every day. I think that if Rishabh has some experience as a captain in a high-stress tournament like the IPL, then he has every chance of being a good international captain as well “”The captain of the World Cup winner said that.”
Pant talked about Rovman Powell
Rishabh Pant if Rovman Powell could be an X-Factor for the team. Pant said: I don’t think so “There’s no doubt about it. He has a lot of power, and if he plays for us this season, he will be very good for us. A batter who can play at the top of the order has been on our list for a while. If Rovman can live up to Marcus Stoinis’ expectations this season, we’ll be very happy.”
Delhi Capitals Squad:
Rishabh Pant, David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Sarfaraz Khan, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Ashwin Hebbar, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Praveen Dubey, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav.
