Don’t You Ever Say Sorry To Me Or Anyone: Ricky Ponting To Kuldeep After Delhi Capitals’ 5th Consecutive Defeat In IPL 2023

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting appreciated the team for their efforts even after 5th consecutive defeat.

New Delhi: In absence of Rishabh Pant, David Warner is leading Delhi Capitals but the team is struggling to come together as a unit. The Capitals are currently at the bottom of the points table and are in the middle of their loosing streak.

Even though, Delhi’s coach Ricky Ponting is a three-time World Cup winner, former India opener Virender Sehwag felt that coach Ponting is to be blamed for such extremely unfortunate season.

Whereas, Ponting appeared positive when he tried to lift the morale of the team after their 23-run defeat to RCB.

“Good, really good bowling performance. They challenged us early; they got off to a flier. Our attitude and commitment came back, we dragged it back. Kuldeep, where are you mate? Disappointed last game, weren’t you? You actually said sorry to me at the end of the game. So mate, don’t you ever say sorry to me or anyone for what happens on the cricket field. What I want you to do is bounce back strong and today with 2/23 off four, it was an outstanding spell of bowling. Well done,” Ponting said with DC’s Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly in attendance.

He further motivated the team and said that players are keeping things tight with the ball, and reserved top praises for all-rounders Axar Patel and Mitchell Marsh.

“Lalit, I thought you did a good job with the ball as well buddy. Two sixes in that one over otherwise the reason we bought you in today was to bowl those hard overs in the Powerplay, just outside it, and you did a great job as well. Axar you were also great. 1/25 off three and our golden boy Mitchell Marsh, who picks up 2/18 of his couple overs as well. So well done,” added Ponting.

“Fielding was good. But it was good without being great. Whenever we take the field next time, I want to take the fielding from being good to great. I want you to go about your own preparations, look at your own vision, work on your own game plan and play it your way. One thing I said about the game, I know you keep on working hard. Keep doing all the right things, then eventually it’s going to change. That’s the only way we will be able to go forward boys – simple, altogether, as a group, work hard together for each other to turn things around,” the legendary former Australia captain pointed out.