“We’re really hoping that we are able to get him involved”: Ricky Ponting on Rishabh Pant

Due to multiple injuries, he sustained in a car incident in December of last year, Rishabh Pant will miss the entire IPL 2023. It will take at least six months for the wicketkeeper-batter to fully heal from his or her injuries. This is a huge blow for the Delhi Capitals. 

Nonetheless, the head coach of the Delhi Capitals (DC), Ricky Ponting, is optimistic about his team’s performance in the forthcoming Indian Premier League season (IPL). Ponting is hopeful of having a strong showing when they make their three-year return to the Arun Jaitley Stadium (formerly known as Feroz Shah Kotla) now that the event is returned to its original home-and-away format.

In response to a question about Pant, Ponting disclosed that he spoke with the Team India player and would want to have him join the DC team for home matches at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

Ponting speaks about Rishabh Pant

“Firstly, it’s great to be back like I said to all the players before we started training today,” the former Aussie skipper said in a video shared by DC. 

“It is the time I look forward to the most. It’s been three or four years since we’ve been at the Kotla as well, and been at our home ground, so it’s nice to turn up here, nice to walk back out on the outfield.

“It’s nice to see some familiar faces, it was nice to get to know some young players and newer players that we brought into the squad as well,” Ricky Ponting continued. “So, yeah really excited about what this season holds and today for my first training down, I know that the boys have had a couple of other days before I arrived but really good solid hit today, two more training days then we get into some practice games so, and day by day more and more players are arriving, so yeah, exciting times,” Ponting concluded.

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