Rishabh Pant ‘Batting as good as ever’: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting

Rishabh Pant’s batting prowess seems to be at a level he is known for, leaving his Delhi Capitals teammates to Morale boosted. Pant, who was out for 14 months after a horrific car accident near his hometown of Rookee in December 2022, has been cleared by the BCCI to play as a batsman and wicketkeeper. “We missed him (Pant) a lot last year. We missed him throughout the tournament. Rishabh brought so much energy to the team. He had a smile on his face, his batting was as good as ever and he tended to lift All the strength from his teammates around him,” Ponting said in a press release.

However, the coach admitted that despite only eight days remaining (March 23) before DC’s first match against Kings XI Punjab at the newly built stadium in Mullanpur, the team is yet to pick up the pace.

“This is just the beginning. We’re not looking to train at our absolute best right now. We’re not even that much looking forward to the first game. We’re getting through some workload,” said the former Australian captain, referring to the work that goes into training quantity.

“What I saw today was very exciting, very promising. It’s great to be back in the Delhi Capitals family,” the coach said.

Not only do the players need to increase their intensity, but the coach himself also wants to increase his preparation level.

When asked about the team’s approach this year, Ponting said: “It’s not a different approach, it’s the same, but the way I approach it this year will be more intense. Every time I come here, I talk about ‘thinking’ To win the IPL title, but nothing has changed. I’m just going to talk about that more this year. “For Ponting, the important thing is not to reach the semi-finals but to win the elusive title for the team.

“I want the players to be fully committed and that’s why we are all here. My job is to bring success to this team. We are not just talking about winning enough games to qualify. We are talking about winning the IPL .

He said: “Everything we do, every training we have, every meeting we have, every recovery session we have, every conversation I have with the players is about making them better to give them We bring ourselves the best chance of winning.”

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