IPL 2022: Rishabh Pant will get better working with DC coach Ricky Ponting, feels assistant coach Shane Watson
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Rishabh Pant is often compared to former India captain MS Dhoni but Delhi Capitals assistant coach Watson feels both are very different people and cricketers.
What young Rishabh Pant has achieved so far in his career has been outstanding and the young wicketkeeper-batter will only get better working with two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting, according to former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson. Pant is the skipper of the Delhi Capitals team which is coached by Ponting.
“The skill that Rishabh Pant has, take away his leadership, at 24-years-old to do what he’s been able to do in the infancy of his cricketing career...The things he has been able to achieve has been incredible," Watson said during Delhi Capitals’ virtual press conference to announce collaboration with Royal Stag for the upcoming IPL season.
“It feels like he’s been around for a long time. He can only continue to get better and learn from his experiences,” said the DC assistant coach. “For him to get an opportunity to be a leader and under Ricky (Ponting), who was one of the best captains I played with. Ricky has the ability to lead a team and get the best from people around him. Rishabh certainly has a great person around him,” he added.
Pant is often compared to former India captain MS Dhoni but Watson feels both are very different people and cricketers. “Media and public in general want to compare apple with apple but every individual has their own skill set, their own ability and in a perfect world we could compare Rishabh with MS Dhoni but both are very different people and cricketers, who have incredible skill. Rishabh is a leader who is very cool, calm and collected as well as what I have experienced with the other person – MS Dhoni.”
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