Former India opener Virender Sehwag stated Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has to take the blame for the aspect`s disastrous begin within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season after having executed some good work previously seasons.
Sehwag`s phrases come after Delhi suffered its fifth consecutive defeat within the match, this time in a 23-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday and are nonetheless on the backside of the ten-team factors desk.
“I think I said before that Punjab have passed on the axe to Delhi, so now the axe has reached Delhi. When a team loses, the coaches are credited, so when the team loses, they should be held responsible.” (Watch: Nitish Rana, Hrithik Shokeen’s Heated Exchange At MI vs KKR Clash)
Even, we stated so many instances that Ponting has executed an excellent job, taking them to the finals, they now attain the playoffs virtually yearly now. He took all these credit, now he has to take this one as nicely,” Sehwag was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
After a 34-ball 50 from Virat Kohli took Bangalore to 174/6, Delhi misplaced three fast wickets to be lowered to 2/3 at one level and by no means recovered from the setback, ultimately ending at 151/9 of their 20 overs. (IPL 2023: Arjun Tendulkar Makes IPL Debut For Mumbai Indians Like Father Sachin Tendulkar, WATCH Him Bowl First Ball HERE)
Sehwag, who captained the Delhi franchise in his IPL taking part in days, remarked that the David Warner-led aspect are giving a confused look in making an attempt to make a turnaround.
“Even we said so many times that this is not the Indian team where they take credit for the wins and for the losses someone else is blamed for. There are zero roles of a coach in an IPL team.”
“The big responsibility is man-management and giving the players that confidence, but in the end, a coach looks good only when the team performs well, which Delhi haven`t done at all. I feel Delhi has reached that point where they are confused about what they should do to change their fortune,” he added.
Delhi`s subsequent match in IPL 2023 can be towards two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders on the Arun Jaitley Stadium on April 20.
