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We are discussing roles players can take up during matches: Rishabh Pant

Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant on Monday said the team management has been discussing the roles "players can take up" during matches in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 15 starts on Saturday with a match between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Wankhede Stadium. Pant, who will be leading the franchise for the second time after guiding it to the playoffs last year, said every member of the team is in a "good frame of mind" heading into the tournament.

IPL 2022: Captain Rishabh Pant shares first impressions of a new-look Delhi Capitals team

Delhi Capitals' captain Rishabh Pant, who attended his first training session with the side in Mumbai, expressed that all players are in a good frame of mind ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season. "It seems like the team has been made for the first time. I observed every player during my first practice session with the team and it looks like everybody is in a good frame of mind. Everybody is enjoying each other's company."

"Retained Players Have Responsibility To Guide Youngsters": Delhi Capitals Coach Ricky Ponting

Having bought a lot of new faces at the IPL mega auction this year, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting stressed that the players who have been retained by the franchise now have a responsibility to guide the youngsters in the team. The Capitals had retained four players -- skipper Rishabh Pant, opener Prithvi Shaw, all-rounder Axar Patel and South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje -- ahead of the auction and the coach is trying his best to get to know the rest of the squad ahead of the league which begins on March 26.

IPL 2022: Retained players have a responsibility to guide youngsters in the team, says Delhi Capitals' coach Ricky Ponting

Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction this year, Delhi Capitals' head coach Ricky Ponting stressed that the players who have been retained by the franchise now have a responsibility to guide the youngsters in the team. The Capitals had retained four players -- skipper Rishabh Pant, opener Prithiv Shaw, spin all-rounder Axar Patel and South Africa pacer Anrich Nortje -- ahead of the auction and the coach is trying his best to get to know the rest of the squad ahead of the 2022 season, which begins on March 26. "I have told the boys to keep their doors open when they are in their rooms and get to know each other. I am going to have breakfast, lunch and dinner with all the younger guys that I don't know," Ponting was quoted as saying in a media release.

Wanted To "Hurt Somebody": Shoaib Akhtar Recalls Fiery Spell Against Ricky Ponting

Australia's ongoing tour of Pakistan has been a hot topic of debate. After the first Test ended in a drab draw in Rawalpindi, the recently-concluded Karachi Test added much-needed spark to the series ahead of the final Test at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Ahead of the series decider, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has recalled an incident involving former Australia captain Ricky Ponting during the 1999 tour Down Under. With Pakistan already trailing 2-0 ahead of the final Test, Akhtar said that he wanted to "hurt somebody".

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals' Rovman Powell Keen To Learn From Ricky Ponting, KS Bharat Looks Forward To Fantastic Season

Delhi Capitals' batter Rovman Powell is keen to "learn a thing or two" about every aspect of the game from head coach Ricky Ponting when he works with the former Australian skipper during the upcoming season of the IPL. The IPL 2022 will begin on March 26 and matches will be played in Mumbai and Pune. Delhi Capitals will take on Mumbai Indians in their first match of the season on March 27.

Powell keen to learn from Ponting; Bharat looks forward to fantastic season

Delhi Capitals' batter Rovman Powell is keen to "learn a thing or two" about every aspect of the game from head coach Ricky Ponting when he works with the former Australian skipper during the upcoming season of the IPL. The IPL 2022 will begin on March 26 and matches will be played in Mumbai and Pune. Delhi Capitals will take on Mumbai Indians in their first match of the season on March 27.

Record-breaking Babar Azam up there with the best after Pakistan heroics

Pakistan captain Babar Azam has long established his credentials in limited-overs cricket, but his 196 against Australia put him up there with some greats in the long form of the game too. Azam fought valiantly for 10 hours and seven minutes in an innings lasting 425 deliveries to help Pakistan salvage a draw on Wednesday in the second Test in Karachi. His heroic innings became the second-longest knock in the fourth innings of a Test, just 36 minutes behind Michael Atherton's 185 not out that ensured England saved the 1995 Johannesburg Test against South Africa.

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We are discussing roles players can take up during matches: Rishabh Pant

IPL 2022: Captain Rishabh Pant shares first impressions of a new-look Delhi Capitals team

"Retained Players Have Responsibility To Guide Youngsters": Delhi Capitals Coach Ricky Ponting

IPL 2022: Retained players have a responsibility to guide youngsters in the team, says Delhi Capitals' coach Ricky Ponting

Wanted To "Hurt Somebody": Shoaib Akhtar Recalls Fiery Spell Against Ricky Ponting

IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals' Rovman Powell Keen To Learn From Ricky Ponting, KS Bharat Looks Forward To Fantastic Season

Powell keen to learn from Ponting; Bharat looks forward to fantastic season

Record-breaking Babar Azam up there with the best after Pakistan heroics