New Delhi: Though the hope of Delhi Capitals to qualify for the IPL 2024 playoffs is still there but their team director Sourav Ganguly looks quite pleased with the captaincy of the Skipper Rishabh Pant. Appreciating the leadership skills of Rishabh Pant, Ganguly said that his skills as captain will flourish more in the coming years.
At present after defeating LSG on Tuesday, Delhi Capitals is there at the fifth spot in the points table with totals of 14 points. The team is dependent upon different permutations and combinations to qualify for the knockout round. The only team to qualify for the playoff is KKR.
Pant returned to cricketing action in IPL 2024 after more than a year of injury layoff following a fatal car accident in December 2022.
“Pant is a young captain, he’ll learn with time. The way he returned from injury to play a full season; we had our doubts during the offseason. Indian players are crucial, especially since the IPL shifted to 10 teams. I am very happy for him that he returned to play so well over a full season,” Ganguly told Jiocinema.
Under Pant’s captaincy, DC won seven games in 13 matches after the wicketkeeper-batter was suspended for the clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. He also amassed 446 runs at an average of 40.55 including three half-centuries.
“He has all my well-wishes for whatever is next. With time, he’ll become a better captain. Nobody is a great captain from day one, but he is an instinctual captain, he makes decisions on the ground. With more time, he’ll get better,” he added.