Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Thursday mentioned skipper Rishabh Pant is placing in additional effort to get the “trust back” in his physique for the upcoming IPL following the horrific accident that sidelined him for 14 months. India wicketkeeper Pant suffered a near-fatal accident in December 2022, which resulted in a year-long restoration section and compelled him to skip final yr’s IPL. “He (Pant) has probably batted more in the last week than he has ever batted leading into most of the IPLs. I think from his point of view, he wants to get a bit of trust back in his body again,” mentioned Ponting on the skipper’s strategy on the pre-season camp. “He has been putting himself through a few different paces and playing all the shots that he plays. He has been great, and more importantly, he has got a smile on his face, which is what all we love to see,” added the previous Australian captain.

Ponting added that Pant has the form of vitality that’s infectious and makes teammates observe him.

“We all love his infectious attitude and smile around the group. Although he is still young in age, he has actually played a lot of cricket. He sets an example, he has a lot of energy and that’s why other people tend to follow.” DC director of cricket and former India skipper Sourav Ganguly indicated that Pant’s unconventional model of batting mirrored in his captaincy as properly.

“He is not the conservative type of batter, so you expect that character in his captaincy. Nobody comes as a ready-made captain. You learn as you go and I think captaincy is by instinct. I’m looking forward to watching him during the tournament,” mentioned Ganguly.

He added that the cricketer had gone by an emotional roller-coaster throughout his restoration section.

“I’m surprised with the improvements he has made. Hopefully, it’s a good season for him because he has gone through a lot emotionally. It’s never easy when you go through that sort of injury,” Ganguly mentioned.

“It will be great to see him back not just for the Delhi Capitals, but for the Delhi Ranji team and for India as well because he is a special talent, a special player,” added Ganguly. Delhi Capitals will start their marketing campaign within the IPL towards Punjab Kings right here on March 23.

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