I want Pant sitting beside me in dugout every day of week in IPL: Ricky Ponting

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting wants cultural leader Rishabh Pant in the dugout every day of the week in the forthcoming IPLRuled out of the IPL after surviving a horrific car accident in the last week of December India wicketkeeper and DC skipper Pant is currently recovering after undergoing a series of surgeries in MumbaiYou cant replace those guys simple as that They dont grow on trees players like that Weve got to look at iquest and we already are iquest a replacement to come into the squad a wicketkeeperbatsmanIf hes actually not physically fit enough to play wed still love to have him around Ponting said on the ICC ReviewHes the sort of cultural leader around the group being the captain and that attitude and infectious smile and laugh he has is what we all love so much about himIf hes actually able to travel and be around the team then I want him sitting beside me in the dugout every day of the weekIll certainly be making sure come the middle of March when we get together in Delhi and start our camps and stuff if hes able to be there then I want him around the whole timeIndia are set to play Australia in a muchanticipated upcoming fourTest BorderGavaskar Trophy series with the two teams also currently on track to meet again in the ICC World Test Championship final in JuneAlso readRishabh Pant to be sidelined for majority of 2023 after tearing three key knee ligaments ReportPonting believes Pant will be a huge loss for India against AustraliaI think hes ranked in the top sixseven Test batsmen in the world isnt he Ponting asked Pant is currently seventh in the ICC mens Test batting rankingsWhen he first started we probably all thought he was going to be a better T20 and oneday batsman than a Test batsman but its actually worked the other way His Test cricket has been remarkableEven the series coming up against Australia the fourTest series there we know how he played against Australia in Australia last timeHed have been looking forward to that series and the rest of the world would have been looking forward to watching him playThe 25yearold Pant was on his way from Delhi to Roorkee when his car met with an accident on December 29The dashing wicketkeeperbatter was taken to a local hospital from where he was transferred to Dehraduns Max HospitalPant was then airlifted to Mumbai where he successfully underwent three surgeries performed by renowned orthopaedic surgeon Dr Dinshaw PardiwalaHe is set to be out of action for more than a yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever