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27 Apr

Coach Ricky Ponting says players in IPL are safe from Covid while the outside situation is “grim”.

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The IPL has created the “safest” bio-hub for its participants but Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting says he is also well aware of the “grim” COVID-19 situation outside the bubble in India and often discusses it with his players. The Australian great, while admitting that IPL can be a welcome distraction in these tough times, said that COVID-19 has dominated the conversations within his team. “This IPL, probably more than any other, has become more about what’s happening on the outside rather than what’s happening here. We are probably the safest people in the country probably because of the bubbles we are in,”…

14 Apr

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes that Rishabh Pant’s thought process is similar to Kohli’s

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Rishabh Pant’s thought process as captain is quite similar to Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson, says his IPL franchise Delhi Capitals’ head coach Ricky Ponting, describing the sprightly wicketkeeper-batsman as a “winner”. Pant won his debut match as captain in the IPL against MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings and Ponting believes that his energy is simply hard to miss. “Someone like him (Pant), you want him to get involved in the game as early as possible, and bat for as long as possible,” Ponting told cricket.com-au. “The way he thinks, he is actually a bit like Virat or Kane. Now, if they are in…