Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has recently seen in friendly banter with the former captain Shreyas Iyer, who has been ruled out of the season due to a shoulder injury, after their first win in IPL 2021 over Chennai Super Kings on Saturday.

Ponting and Shreyas Iyer caught up via a video call. However, Iyer underwent shoulder surgery on April 8 in Mumbai and he will need at least 4 months to recover completely and get back in action as well. Meanwhile, while speaking to Iyer in a virtual call, Ricky Ponting said that they are missing him and complimented the Indian batsman for his new hairstyle.

However, then Ricky Ponting jokingly said that Iyer could join the team after completing the mandatory quarantine period of 7 days and he can be the 12th man for the team during the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.

“Missing you, it doesn’t feel the same. Come and join us, it’s just 7 days (quarantine). It will go fast, trust me. Come on, we need a 12th man. We need someone to run the drinks for us,” Ponting said in the video shared by Delhi Capitals.

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Meanwhile, Shreyas Iyer has revealed that he had come home from the hospital on Saturday and showed a glimpse of his plastered shoulders as well during the call with his head coach.

Notably, newly appointed captain Rishabh Pant led Delhi Capitals has started with a stunning 7-wicket win on Saturday in Mumbai. While chasing 189, Delhi Capitals got off to a flying start on the back of their opening stand between Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw as the pair added 138 runs for the opening stand in just 13.3 overs.

Later, Pant remained unbeaten on 15 as Delhi Capitals finished the chase in just 18.4 overs. Delhi Capitals will play against Rajasthan Royals in their second match of IPL 2021 on Thursday in Mumbai as well.