IPL 2023: Last year, Rishabh Pant, the captain of the Delhi Capitals cricket team, was involved in a car accident. Fortunately, he is now recovering, but he won’t be playing in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). In his place, David Warner will be leading the team. At a recent event in New Delhi, the team’s head coach, Ricky Ponting, expressed his admiration for Pant, describing him as the “heart and soul” of the franchise. To honour Pant’s contribution to the team, the players may wear his jersey number on their shirts or caps in IPL 2023.
What did Ricky Ponting say?
Speaking to media, Ponting said, “In an ideal world for me, he’d be sitting next to me in the dugout every match. But if that’s not possible, we’d like to make him part of the team in ways possible. We can have his number on our shirts or on caps. Just to make it clear that he’s our leader, even if he’s not with us.”
David Warner will be taking over as captain in place of Rishabh Pant, but the Delhi Capitals team has not yet announced who will replace Pant as the wicket-keeper. He continued further by saying, “We haven’t decided that yet. Sarfaraz (Khan) has joined us and we’ll look at the practice games ahead to decide that. That’s one big hole Rishabh leaves behind. With the impact player rule coming in, we can use a number of ways.”
DC performance in last IPL
The Delhi Capitals cricket team had a decent performance in the last season, winning seven out of 14 games and finishing fifth in the table. They will start their campaign for this season by playing their first match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on April 1st.
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