Pant has done a terrific job as captain of Delhi Capitals: Coach Ponting

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting feels his young skipper Rishabh Pantrsquos level of maturity ldquohas gone through the roofrdquo in the last couple of seasons as he has evolved from a swashbuckling keeperbatsman to a leader of the packPant 23 was given the responsibility to lead Delhi Capitals in the first phase of IPL 2021 after regular captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out due to a shoulder injuryWise headldquoRishabhrsquos level of maturity in the last two seasons has gone through the roofrdquo Ponting one of the gamersquos alltime greats described the cricketer on Tuesday ahead of their match against Sunrisers HyderabadldquoWhen I first came in he had just burst on to the scene I had said we are going to see the unearthing of someone who is going to play for India for a long time I could see that coming I could see how much he wanted to be in every Indian team It will take a very good player to knock him off that Indian teamrdquoUnder Pantrsquos captaincy DC won six of their eight matches in the first phase of IPL 2021 ldquoHe has done a terrific job so far leading DC in IPL We are all striving for something special This year we want to go one step further and Rishabh is going to play an integral part in thatrdquoBefore the first phase of the league had started in India earlier this year Ponting had backed Pant as the teamrsquos skipper in the absence of Iyer stating that the youngster would enjoy the extra responsibilityAnd he did as DC topped the standings with six wins from eight matches before COVID19 cases in the IPLrsquos biobubble led to a suspension of the eventldquoWe are better than last time this year We have been focussing on the process for twothree years We donrsquot have to do too many things differently from last year We can do the same things and give 1015 percent extrardquo Pant saidlsquoMany finishers nowrsquoWith the presence of people like Marcus Stoinis and Shimron Hetmyer in the team besides Pant the Australian legend has a lot of confidence in his middleorderldquoStoinis has actually had a very big impact on us He has the talent to be a great allrounder in world cricket especially in whiteball We have got a lot of finishing power there with Hetmyer Stoinis and Pantmakes our batting lineup really strong and really deeprdquoPonting is delighted to have Iyer back in the squad lending additional firepower to the batting ldquoI am delighted to have him back in the team He has been an exceptional player for Delhi a worldclass player It does make our team look a little more completerdquoCheck out all the latest news and updates on IPL 2021This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever