Pant, who was involved in a road accident in the early hours of December 30 last year, is recovering after undergoing treatment for his injuries.
Pant, who survived a horrific car crash last December, is out for an indefinite period. If Ponting would have his way, he wants his favourite player to be beside him in the Delhi Capitals' dugout during home games.
_leads_DC_out_after_the_big_win_against_RCB_in_Dubai._BCCI_pix_.jpg "Axar Patel (centre) will be working alongside Ponting in this season's IPL.")
Ricky Ponting is hoping to "get a bit more out of Axar Patel" when he turns up for Delhi Capitals in this IPL 2023.
While Mitchell Marsh and Kuldeep Yadav's form will boost DC's morale, not being able to find an ideal Indian replacement for Pant will also give the think tank sleepless nights.
Warner, who joined Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2022 season, has been named captain for IPL 2023 due to Rishabh Pant being ruled out following a horrific car accident in December last year.
Ponting feels that with the English conditions not expected to be conducive to spinners, the selectors could opt for rookie pacers Lance Morris and Aaron Hardie for the two-month tour of England.
Ponting, who had his run-ins with the Australian cricketing establishment back in the 1990s, understands the kind of attention young Indian players can attract even after just one good innings in the IPL.
Ricky Ponting won't assess Virat Kohli's form on the basis of his performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy because the pitches have been a "nightmare" for all batters in the contest so far.
Batting great Ricky Ponting says the cricket community has showed its empathetic nature with its reaction to the illness of Pat Cummins' mother and highlighted...
Ricky Ponting feels David Warner would struggle to find a place in the touring Ashes squad and his Test career might just not end on his own terms.
Stripped of vice captaincy, Rahul hasn't crossed 25-run mark in his last 10 Test knocks and averages less than 35 in 47 Tests.
On Saturday, Axar scored a potentially match-changing 74 while batting alongside Ravichandran Ashwin (37). The duo shared a 114-run stand for the eighth wicket...
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has dropped a hint to his country's selectors that they revisit David Warner's place in the playing XI if he continues...
Suryakumar was recently named the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Year after becoming only the second batter to score 1000+ runs in a calendar year in the...
After surviving a horrific car accident in the last week of December, Pant is currently recovering after undergoing a series of surgeries in Mumbai.
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly will be returning to the IPL fold as Director of Cricket with the Delhi Capitals during the upcoming edition starting in...
At the end of Day 1, Babar remained unbeaten at 161 and was assisted by the experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaras Ahmed, who scored a patient 86.
As many as 34 wickets fell in 142 overs -- 15 wickets on the first day and another 19 on the second day.
Batting great Ricky Ponting returned to the commentary box on Saturday after being taken to hospital with chest pains and dizziness during the first Test...
Former Australia skipper and current coach of Indian Premier League (IPL) Team Delhi Capitals coach, Ricky Ponting was taken to hospital after suffering a...
Citing Virat Kohli as an example, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that T20 cricket is an older person's game and experienced players find a way to...
Sikandar Raza said that he needed a little push ahead of Pakistan match, which came in the form of Ricky Ponting's message. Raza was declared the Player of the...
Kieron Pollard has cited inexperience as the reason for West Indies' early exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 while backing the young team.
The former Australian captain believes that both Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant are capable of select themselves in the same Indian playing XI at the T20...
Virat Kohli scored his maiden T20I hundred in Asia Cup 2022 to go level with Ricky Ponting on 71 international centuries. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of...
