IPL 2022: Heard People Saying There Is No Coach Like Him - Mandeep Singh On Delhi Capitals’ Ricky Ponting

Delhi Capitals’ (DC) batter Mandeep Singh has stated that he is very excited to work under head coach Ricky Ponting at the franchise in the upcoming IPL 2022 which begins from March 26 onwards. Mandeep revealed that he has heard a lot of good things about the Aussie legend from players and can’t wait to work under him.

The Delhi Capitals had retained only four players ahead of the IPL 2022 auction in captain Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, and Axar Patel. In the auction, DC splurged massively with Shardul Thakur being bought for INR 10.75 crs, David Warner for INR 6.25 crs, and Mitchell Marsh for INR 6.50 crs.

They also got bargain prices for Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, and other players as well. One such player is Mandeep Singh, who was bought for INR 1.1 crs.

I Am Keenly Looking Forward To Working With Ricky Ponting: Mandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh is a veteran of the Indian Premier League, having played earlier for Punjab Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament. Having made his IPL debut in 2011, Mandeep Singh has featured in 105 matches and has scored 1674 runs at a strike rate of 124.09.

Sharing his excitement at the opportunity to work with Ponting, the right-handed batter said in an interview shared on DC’s official Twitter handle:

He said: “I am keenly looking forward to working with Ricky Ponting. He is one of the legends of the game. That is one thing I am eagerly waiting for, working on my game alongside Ricky Ponting. I think it will be a very enjoyable season to play with this team.”

Mandeep shared that though he has not seen videos of any of Ponting’s speeches in DC team meetings, he has heard some great stuff about the former Australian captain. He was all praises of the former Australian captain.

“No, I haven’t seen the videos but have heard a lot of people say that there is no coach like him. He is someone who maintains a healthy team atmosphere. Be it victory or loss, he makes sure the vibe is already positive around the team. I have heard a lot of good things spoken about him from players,” he said.

Delhi Capitals have seemingly found their glory in the past two seasons, making it into the finals of IPL 2020 under the guidance of Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer and then making it into the playoffs, by topping the IPL 2021 points table under the captaincy of Rishabh Pant.

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