Ponting said in the ICC review, ‘I want him to sit with me in the dugout every day of the week.’ “Even if he is not really physically fit to play, we would love to have him.
“She’s kind of the cultural leader around the group, being the captain, and she has that attitude and infectious smile and laugh that we all love so much about her.
“I’m sure for sure, come mid-March when we get together in Delhi and start our camps and stuff, if he’s able to be there, I want him full-time.”
Ponting also said that the Capitals were looking for a wicketkeeper-batsman to replace Pant, but stressed on how difficult that search could be.
Who can replace Pant?
Ponting said, “You can’t replace those guys, it’s that simple.” “They don’t grow on trees, the players love it. We have to look – and we already are – for a replacement to come into the team.”
With the Pant-Ponting combination, the Capitals finished fifth in IPL 2022 and lost in the second qualifier in 2021. In 2020, they recorded their best performance by finishing runners-up when Shreyas Iyer was the captain. The 2023 edition is expected to begin in late March – after the inaugural edition of the Women’s IPL – and go on for the months of April and May.
