Delhi Capitals’ newly appointed captain Rishabh Pant mentioned that he’ll give attention to the learnings he gained from former Indian skipper MS Dhoni to be at par with him throughout the crew’s opening match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) on Saturday (April 10).
The wicketkeeper-batsman is de facto trying ahead to taking part in against Dhoni’s CSK in their IPL 2021 marketing campaign opener.
“My first match as captain will be against Mahi (MS Dhoni) bhai. It will be a good experience for me as I have learned a lot from him,” mentioned Pant in a video posted on Delhi Capitas’ Twitter deal with.
“I have my own experience as a player as well. I’ll apply my own experience and the learnings from MS Dhoni, and try to do something different against CSK,” he added.
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Pant will step in as skipper for the 14th version of the match as common skipper Shreyas Iyer damage his left shoulder throughout the India-England ODI sequence.
The wicket-keeper batsman, who has scored 2,079 runs in 68 IPL matches, expressed that he’s excited to steer the Delhi Capitals in the cash-rich league and is trying ahead to taking advantage of the chance.
“I would like to thank all the coaches and the owners for giving me this opportunity and I am looking forward to making most of this opportunity. We haven’t won a title yet and I will try my level best to get a title this year,” mentioned Pant.
“We’ve been playing nicely as a team from last two-three years and our preparations are going on well. Everyone looks in great frame of mind. Everyone is giving their 100 per cent and is happy in the team environment, and that’s what you want as a captain,” he added.
When requested in regards to the affect of head coach Ricky Ponting on the crew, Pant mentioned, “He (Ricky) has been so amazing for us in the last two-three years. He brings energy to the team and as a player when you see your coach and you’re thinking this is the man from whom you can learn a lot, then nothing is better than that. Hopefully, we will cross the line this year, with the help of Ricky and the whole team.”
Delhi Capitals will start their IPL 2021 marketing campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 10.
