IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant seeks advice from all

The presence of seasoned campaigners in the Delhi Capitals side is a blessing for a young captain like Rishabh Pant who can bounce off ideas from players such as Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya RahanePant one of the youngest captains of an IPL outfit having taken over from an injured Shreyas Iyer feels that ldquonothing changesrdquo for him after having even set fields as a rsquokeeper when he was not in chargeCSK skipper MS DhonildquoI have been talking to the senior players like Shikhar Dhawan Ashwin and Rahane about the fields we can set and other strategic decisions for the teamrdquo Pant was quoted as saying in a press release on the eve of DCrsquos opening game against Chennai Super Kings at WankhedeldquoI have been talking to Ricky Ponting and our bowling coach James Hopes as well Therersquos a good mix of seniors and juniors in our squad and I think with the help of Ricky we can do something different this yearrdquoKeeping things simplePant wants to keep things simple and believes that his peripheral vision as a rsquokeeper would help while leading the side from behind the stumpsldquoI havenrsquot thought about the fact that itrsquos my first match as captain in the IPL I am just going to keep things simple and give my 100 per cent You get a good idea about setting fields as a wicketkeeper and now as captain I will be making the changes in the field directlyldquoSo therersquos not going to be much of a difference for merdquo said PantFor Ponting facing a team like CSK with a proven record is always a tough challenge and he expects the ldquoright attituderdquo from each and every member of his sideldquoAlthough wersquove got a slightly different squad we expect to play better as a group and achieve some better results So for us Chennai Super Kings is just game one We need to approach it with the right attitude and play wellldquoHopefully win that game and move onto the second game But we know that wersquoll have to play well to winrdquo said Ponting Suresh Rainarsquos absence last season did hamper CSKrsquos chances feels the former Australian skipperldquoThe Chennai Super Kings have been one of the most successful teams in the history of the IPL They have got a great leader and a great squad of players They have always managed to play consistent cricketRaina can make a differenceldquoLast year they were probably disappointed with the way their season worked out but I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that Raina wasnrsquot there for the entire tournament He comes back to the squad this year which is almost like a new recruit for themrdquoPonting feels that 1011 days of training before the first game is good enough preparations and there is no place for any excusesldquoI am really happy about how our last 1011 days have gone There will be certainly no excuses from us about how we perform in Game OneldquoWersquove got a great group of players who are hungry and excited for another challenge for us as a franchise and a team So I am excited to see how the boys play tomorrowrdquoThis 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