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[Saba Sports News] As the Delhi Capitals prepare for IPL 2024, head coach Ricky Ponting shared his thoughts after their first training session. ” “What I saw today was very exciting, very promising. It’s great to be back with the Delhi Capitals family,” Ponting remarked. “It’s just the start. We don’t expect to be practising at our absolute best right now. We’re not even so much looking forward to the first game yet. We’re getting some volume work done.”
Ponting expressed his delight at reuniting with wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant, acknowledging his absence last year and the positive energy he brings to the team. Regarding their approach this season, Ponting emphasized maintaining intensity and a relentless pursuit of winning the IPL title.
“We missed him incredibly last year. The whole tournament missed him. Rishabh brings so much energy to the team. He’s got that smile on his face, he’s hitting the ball as good as ever and he tends to lift all of his teammates around him.”
“I want the guys to be fully engaged and that’s the reason we’re all here. It’s my job to bring success to this team. We’re not talking about just winning enough games to qualify. We’re talking about winning the IPL. Everything we do, every training session we have, every meeting we have, every recovery session we have, every chat that I have with the players is going to be about making them better to give ourselves the best chance of winning,” he emphasized. “
The Delhi Capitals kick off their IPL 2024 campaign against the Punjab Kings on March 23 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium in Mohali.