Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will get pleasure from the additional duty of main the aspect within the Indian Premier League this season.
Pant was named the captain of Delhi Capitals for the upcoming IPL after common skipper Shreyas Iyer was dominated out of the event following a left shoulder damage he sustained through the recently-concluded England’s tour of India.
“I feel further duty goes to sit down rather well with him. He is that type of an individual that likes the duty, desires to be the primary man and desires to be the chief, so I’m actually excited to see how he goes.
“We’ll assist him via, however truthfully, I do not assume he’ll want a lot assist in any respect,” Ponting was quoted as saying in a media launch.
The previous Australian captain added that it will likely be a part of the teaching workers and the senior gamers’ job to help the newly appointed captain in any method they’ll.
“I feel if we are able to get many of the speaking with Rishabh about his captaincy achieved, main into the primary recreation then we do not have to fret about it because the event begins.
“The very last thing you need is to be overloading the captain with all types of data as soon as the event is underway,” he stated.
“It is a large a part of my job, and different coaches and senior gamers’ job to get behind Rishabh and assist him the place they should. Not solely throughout coaching, however throughout matches as nicely,” Ponting added.
The 23-year-old Pant has dazzled throughout all three codecs within the worldwide season that glided by.
“I’ve recognized how gifted Rishabh is for the reason that second I laid eyes on him. When he obtained again into the Take a look at squad in Australia, I truly made a remark earlier than a ball was bowled within the second Take a look at match that this would be the unearthing of a 15-year Take a look at participant for India,” Ponting stated.
“I feel he is on observe for doing that. His cricket within the final six-seven months has been nothing in need of breathtaking and excellent.”
Regardless of the absence of standard skipper Iyer, Ponting is assured that the group can go all the way in which this season.
“I’m thrilled with the gamers that we have got right here, and I feel we are able to win the IPL. Would possibly as nicely go on file and say it now as a result of that is what I’m right here for and that is what the gamers are right here for.
“We have had our chat and it is all about successful and the way we are able to go one step farther from final 12 months. However the different vital factor for me is that we have got a really totally different group from the one we had final 12 months,” he stated.
“What occurred final 12 months does not matter. We have set to work out a technique to win sufficient video games to qualify after which win the ultimate.”