IPL 2023 head coach Ricky Ponting said that Delhi Capitals are looking for a wicket-keeper batsman in place of Rishabh Pant

Ricky Ponting on Rishabh Pant: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that the team is looking for a wicket-keeper batsman who can replace Rishabh Pant. Delhi Capitals captain and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant was badly injured in a car accident last month. At present, he is being treated at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. Pant had suffered serious injuries in the car accident, due to which he will take a long time to return to the field.

Ponting is in touch with Pant

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting while talking to The ICC Review revealed that he is in touch with Pant. He said I absolutely love that boy. I spoke to him on the phone last day.

According to Ponting, it was a terrible time. It was a scary time for everyone. Leave him alone. Everyone who knows him loves him. So we hope that he can come back to play on the field as soon as possible.

looking for wicket keeper batsman

It is difficult for Rishabh Pant to play for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023. That’s why the team’s head coach Ricky Ponting is already considering his option. During the conversation, Ponting said, you cannot replace players like him. Players like Pant do not grow on trees. We will have to see and we are already looking for a wicket-keeper batsman in the team. During this, the head coach of Delhi Capitals showed a lot of love and respect towards his captain. According to Ponting, I want Rishabh Pant to sit with me in the dugout during matches every day of the week.

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