Delhi Capitals welcome "boss" Ricky Ponting ahead of IPL 2024 season
Mar 14, 2024
New Delhi [India], March 14 : Former Australia skipper and Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting joined the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise's training camp ahead of the upcoming season.
The Delhi-based franchise took to its official social media handle and shared a small clip of Ponting joining the training camp.
"Everyone is a fan of Ricky's Dressing Room speeches. Welcome, Boss," DC wrote while sharing the video.
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DC will be looking to improve their performance from last season after they finished in the ninth spot with 10 points. They registered five wins and lost nine games with a negative run rate of 0.808.
Earlier on Tuesday, BCCI gave a major update on Pant's recovery from injury and said that the wicketkeeper batter has been declared fit to take part in the upcoming IPL 2024. He even missed the ICC Cricket World Cup last year at home.
Pant's addition to the squad will definitely boost the Delhi-based franchise's momentum ahead of the upcoming season.
Pant has represented DC since 2016 and scored 2,838 runs in 98 matches at an average of 34.61 and a strike rate of over 147, with a century and 15 fifties to his name.
The 17th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will start on March 22, with defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set to clash with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in a South Indian derby at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Delhi Capitals will be playing their home fixtures at Vizag on March 31 and April 3 against CSK and Kolkata Knight Riders, respectively. Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium will not be available to host the matches just days after hosting the Women's Premier League final on March 17.
DC's other fixtures till April 7 include a March 28 match against the Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur and against the Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on April 7.
