Right-arm pace bowler Mohit Sharma, who will be playing for Delhi Capitals in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), is looking forward to work along with their head coach Ricky Ponting. Ponting is considered as one of the best coaches of the world as well.

Currently he is training at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru to regain his fitness post-surgery, Mohit Sharma said, “I am at a stage where good guidance can change the course of my career. I am really excited to learn from Ponting and the rest of the coaching staff.”

However, he believes that the strong Indian line up will play the key role when the 2020 season will begin on March 29.

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“To win the IPL, the performance of your domestic players counts the most,” he said. “I think Delhi Capitals has the strongest bunch of Indian cricketers this season. We have the right mix of youth and experience.”

“Even last year, the general consensus among other franchises was that Delhi Capitals was the team with the most potential, thanks to their promising young players. I am confident that we can perform even better this year,” he again added.

He came into the limelight in the 2012-2013 Ranji season and after that, he was signed on by Chennai Super Kings. He did pretty well by taking 20 wickets from 15 matches. In the next year, he won the IPL’s Purple Cap for most wickets in the tournament – 23.

From 2016 to 2018, he played for Kings XI Punjab in IPL, before being re-signed by CSK in 2019. He has 91 IPL wickets to his name and is considered as one of the most effective bowlers in powerplays as well. His consistency in domestic cricket earned him an India call up in 2013 too. He has 31 wickets from 26 ODIs and 6 wickets from 8 T20Is as well.

“I have been playing at Kotla since I was 16. When I found out that I was picked by Delhi Capitals at the auction, I was delighted to finally get a chance to play for my “home team”,” added Mohit Sharma.