Delhi Capitals begin their IPL 2024 marketing campaign in opposition to Punjab Kings on Saturday (Match 23) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mohali.
Visakhapatnam: Aiming to raised to their performances from the final yr, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting vowed to take a extra intense strategy within the upcoming version of the Indian Premier League (IPL) that begins on March 22. Delhi Capitals completed a lowly ninth in IPL 2023. For the unknown, Delhi Capital are going to play their first two dwelling video games in Visakhapatnam. With the IPL beginning subsequent week, Delhi Capitals hit the sphere for the primary time on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, the coach admitted that the crew is but to select up tempo even they’ve somewhat greater than per week left earlier than Delhi Capitals’ first recreation in opposition to Punjab Kings in Mullanpur’s newly-constructed Stadium. “What I noticed right this moment was very thrilling, very promising. It’s nice to be again with the Delhi Capitals household,” Ponting mirrored.
The Australian legend additional added, “It’s simply the beginning. We don’t count on to be practising at our best possible proper now. We’re not even a lot wanting ahead to the primary recreation but. We’re getting some quantity work finished.”
Requested in regards to the strategy forward of the grueling season, “It’s not a special strategy, it’s the identical, however I’m going to be extra intense with the way in which that I am going about it this yr. Each time I come right here I speak about desirous to win the IPL and nothing modifications there.
“I’m simply going to speak about that much more this yr. I would like the blokes to be totally engaged and that’s the rationale we’re all right here. It’s my job to carry success to this crew. We’re not speaking about simply successful sufficient video games to qualify. We’re speaking about successful the IPL,” added the Australian.
“The whole lot we do, each coaching session we’ve, each assembly we’ve, each restoration session we’ve, each chat that I’ve with the gamers goes to be about making them higher to present ourselves the very best probability of successful,” he concluded.
Speaking about his reunion with the wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, Ponting stated, “We missed him extremely final yr. The entire event missed him. Rishabh brings a lot power to the crew. He’s received that smile on his face, he’s hitting the ball pretty much as good as ever and he tends to elevate all of his teammates round him.” Delhi Capitals will start their IPL 2024 marketing campaign in opposition to Punjab Kings on Saturday (Match 23) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mohali.
