Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting has gone on to record to share that he will make sure that the players don’t over-train within the first three weeks prior to the Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL is scheduled to be taking place between to be played September 19 and November 10 in the UAE across three venues — Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah. All franchises have begun their training in the UAE except Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

In an official release by the franchise, Ponting said, “I’ve made it clear to the boys that we are not going to over-train in the first three weeks. I want to make sure that physically, technically, and tactically the boys are peaking for the first game. It is an unusual time we have got, having three weeks, I think we had slotted in about 20 training sessions before our first game, so we are just going to see how the boys are shaping up after every training session and then take it from there.”

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Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Delhi Capitals will be witnessing new additions like Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Marcus Stoinis who will bolster their line-up this year. The franchise is yet to win the coveted IPL trophy, but they managed to reach the playoffs last season.

Talking about the same, Ricky Ponting said, “Last year, I had as much fun as I’ve ever had with a cricket team, and I want to make sure we can replicate that this season as well. I’ll be banking on the guys we still have from last year, it’s important for them to remember the positives. If they can impose that on the younger and new guys in the team before you know it, you’re going to have this really infectious attitude around the team again which is what I”m all about as a coach.”

Commenting on the addition of Rahane and Ashwin, Ponting said that they are class players and their international experience will come hand for Delhi Capitals. 

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Ricky Ponting elaborated, “Ashwin has been one of the most successful spinners in IPL history, and Rahane has led Rajasthan for a long time as well. They have all sorts of skill, class, and experience which they’ll add to our squad. We all know how important experience is in T20 cricket, and we understand that. We’ve got a young captain in Shreyas, but to have those older, more experienced minds on the ground will help us a lot.”