Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting feels that their team collectively failed in the first three matches of the league stage–and there is no place in pointing out the individuals for their performance. He also added that the team should collectively improve their performance.
The 2007 World Cup-winning captain, speaking to the media in the post-match press conference said that he can’t point his finger at what went wrong, as the players had a good preparation coming into the tournament.
“We are a long way off right now, I can’t put my finger on why because I watch these boys train and prepare. Their work has been really good, and their training has been great, but it hasn’t come across in terms of results yet on the field,” Ricky Ponting said.
Furthermore, Ponting reiterated that they need to have some soul-searching–and added that they will address a few things ahead of their next game against Mumbai Indians.
“If I could put my finger on it, I’d do something to change it. We need to do some more soul-searching as a group and talk about it. Maybe not tonight. I’ll just let the guys think of it. We may address it the next day, but we need to turn it around pretty quickly. Three games in and no wins…you can’t get afford to get off to bad starts in the IPL.”
David Warner-led side made a poor start to their campaign as they suffered three losses in three games. The team was restricted to 142-9 in 20 allotted overs when they were chasing a 200-run target.
We Were Two Down In The First Over – Ricky Ponting On Delhi’s Batting Woes
Ricky Ponting rued the start by their openers was appalling against Rajasthan which didn’t allow their middle-order batters to play their natural game.
“In the first two games, we sort of got to none for 40 early on and then lost wickets in the back part of the powerplay. Today was completely different, We were two down in the first over and you let your back to the wall from there,” Ricky Ponting stated.
Delhi Capitals will take on five-time champions Mumbai Indians in their fourth match of the league stage. The side will be eager to register their first win in this edition of the cash-rich league.