"Don't You Ever Say Sorry": Ricky Ponting Tells Delhi Capitals Star After Defeat Against RCB
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During his dressing room speech after Delhi Capitals 5th successive defeat of IPL 2023 season, Ricky Ponting had messages for individual players.
Delhi Capitals hit rock bottom after losing their fifth consecutive match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season, going down to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Saturday. Despite the fact that the franchise is winless in the tournament, head coach Ricky Ponting is trying to keep the atmosphere in the dressing room upbeat. After the match against the Bengaluru side, Ponting sent DC spinner Kuldeep Yadav a firm message, asking him to 'never say sorry to him'. Back each other, play hard and believe in the process| Our Head Coach Ricky Ponting and Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly had some inspirational words for the boys after #RCBvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2023 @RickyPonting @SGanguly99 pic.twitter.com/GV0ZNyFXOP
Ponting remains one of the most respected coaches in the cricketing spectrum. Though things are not going well for him and the Delhi Capitals at the moment, Ponting individually pointed out players who put up a solid show against the Royal Challengers.
During his speech, Ponting asked Kuldeep to never say 'sorry' to him. Apparently, Kuldeep had apologised to Ponting after his poor show with the ball in the game against Mumbai Indians.
"Good, really good bowling performance. They challenged us early; they got off to a flier. Our attitude and commitment came back, we dragged it back. Kuldeep, where are you mate? Disappointed last game, weren't you? You actually said sorry to me at the end of the game. So mate, don't you ever say sorry to me or anyone for what happens on the cricket field. What I want you to do is bounce back strong and today with 2/23 off four, it was an outstanding spell of bowling. Well done," Ponting said in a video shared by the Delhi Capitals.
The former Australia captain also had big praise for DC all-rounder Lalit Yadav who did a fine job with the ball, conceding 29 runs in his quota of 4 overs.
