Delhi Capitals can reach IPL 2022 playoffs with 3 wins: Coach Ricky Ponting after CSK loss dents DC's run-rate

Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant has got the ''full backing'' of head coach Ricky Ponting, who says ''it's easy to make a judgment from outside''.

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting believes his team can make it to the playoffs of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2022 despite heavy defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings denting their net run-rate on Sunday.

Ponting also said that captain Rishabh Pant has got his full backing. Under Pant, DC have won just five of the 11 matches they have played so far, including the 91-run thrashing at the hands of Chennai Super Kings on Sunday.

Pant's bowling changes and selection of bowlers to bowl at crucial periods of matches have been criticised by former players like Virender Sehwag.

But Ponting, a former Australia and Mumbai Indians captain, said he fully backs every decision Pant takes on the field.

"I fully back every decision he (Pant) takes on the field. I being a T20 captain before, I know you don't have a lot of time to think about especially under extreme pressure," Ponting said at the post-match press conference after DC's 91-run loss to CSK.

"It is easy to make judgments from outside but trust me when you are in the middle it is not an easy thing to do."

Elaborating on the decision-making process of a captain, the legendary batter said, "A captain makes decisions in a very short time and the decision he takes he thinks is the best for the team at that given time of the match.