Rishabh Pant won his first game as Delhi Capitals skipper against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2021 opener. The franchise named him as the skipper of the season for the season after Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the season with an injured shoulder. Ahead of their next game against Rajasthan Royals, Ricky Ponting praised the young Delhi skipper saying that Pant has shades of Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson in his leadership.
Speaking to Cricket Australia’s official website, Ponting said that Rishabh Pant has shades of Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli in his captaincy.
“The way he thinks, he is actually a bit like Virat or Kane. Now, if they are in at the end, you are going to win more often than not no matter how many runs are required,” the legendary Australian said.
Ponting further opined on Rishabh Pant’s keeping saying that his glovework has got better ever since the England series. His batting improved by leaps and bounds since the Australia series as well.
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Rishabh Pant Lauds Rishabh Pant’s Keeping
“Gilly’s keeping is better than Rishabh’s no doubt about that. The way I saw him keep on turning pitches in India (vs England), I thought he kept way better than I thought he could. If his keeping improves, with his batting, he could be India’s keeper in Tests for next 10-12 years no doubt” said Ponting.
Ricky Ponting said that Pant did not have the best season last year but he is all set for a good one this time around.
“He was disappointing for us in the tournament last year. He had gone (to the UAE) with a lot of overweight, on the back of the lockdown in India. “If you look at him now, he has trimmed down, he is fit, focussed and winning games for India, that can only be good for him and the DC.”
Delhi Capitals face Rajasthan Royals in their next game on Thursday in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium which has hosted two games so far.
Out of the 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata & Bengaluru will host 10 matches each while Ahmedabad and Delhi will host 8 matches each.
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