Rishabh Pant is an instinctive captain, says Sourav Ganguly - Cricket Winner

DC’s Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly said that Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant is an instinctive leader whose captaincy will improve with time and experience as well. However, Pant returned to competitive cricket after a long recovery from a horrific accident in December 2022. Under Pant’s leadership, DC registered seven wins in the group stage. And, with 14 points and a net run rate (NRR) of -0.377, their playoff chances are dependent on other teams’ results.

Rishabh Pant did well for DC

“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 off-season,” Ganguly told JioCinema. “Indian players are crucial, especially since the TATA IPL shifted to 10 teams. I am very happy for him that he returned to play so well over a full season. He has all my well-wishes for whatever is next.”

However, Rishabh Pant has opined on his captaincy on numerous occasions, but he has also made some mistakes as well. They also faced seven losses. Meanwhile, pacers Mukesh Kumar and Rasikh Dar Salam did well this season, and Ganguly applauded them.

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“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 said.

“You’ve seen Rasikh’s development over time. The more matches he played, the better he got. It’s not easy to bowl on the Delhi wicket. This wicket is great, and the ground isn’t that big, so I think for any bowler, it isn’t easy to bowl here. Rasikh has improved a lot. Mukesh has been our best bowler this season. He bowls all the difficult overs, whether at the start or at the death. There has been no match this season where we didn’t need his bowling in the death. We knew that conceding sixes would lead to more losses, so he has consistently delivered there. Our Indian bowlers have been great this season,” he concluded.