Rishabh Pant's thought process is similar to Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson,reveals Ricky Ponting

1. IPL 2021 : Rishabh Pant's thought process is similar to Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson,reveals Ricky Ponting Delhi Capitals’ coach Ricky Ponting has recently praised the newly appointed captain of Delhi Capitals, Rishabh Pant. Pant was appointed as the captain after their regular captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the IPL 2021 due to his shoulder injury. Hailing him as a ‘winner’, Ponting has said that Pant needs to be more involved in the game as his mindset and thought process is quite similar to that of Indian skipper Virat Kohli and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson. “Someone like him (Pant), you want him to get more involved in the game as early as possible, and bat for as long as possible. The way he thinks, he is actually a bit like Virat or Kane. Now, if they are in at the end, you are going to win more often than not no matter how many runs are required,” the former Australian cricketer said. However, Rishabh Pant has so far impressed many with his captaincy abilities during his first match as captain against the experienced MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and the veteran feels that the youngster is very energetic too which can be heard from behind the stumpstoo. Meanwhile, Ponting also understands that questions will be there over his keeping technique but he stated that Pant has shown amazing improvement during the England series at home as well. “He’s just brilliant. The comparisons are always going to be always there for someone who bats like that,” Ponting replied to Pant being compared with his former teammate Adam Gilchrist. “Gilly’s keeping is better than Rishabh’s no doubt about that. The way saw him keep on turning pitches in India (vs England), I thought he kept way better than I thought he could. If his keeping improves, with his batting, he could be India’s keeper in Tests for next 10-12 years no doubt.” You can catch Match Prediction, IPL prediction, Live cricket score on Cricadium. Get the most accurate toss prediction and match prediction on https://www.cricadium.com/. Follow Cricadium for IPL Live Score, Match Prediction, IPL 2021, Stats, Latest Cricket News and Stay updated with all the cricketing roster, records, history & action.