Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting said he is relieved and excited again to be back after completing the 5-day isolation as the team heads into the second half of Indian Premier League 2022. Ponting was forced to miss the match against Delhi Capitals on Friday, April 22 after one of his family members tested positive for Covid-19.
Delhi Capitals confirmed that Ricky Ponting tested negative for Covid-19 but he was isolated as a precautionary measure.
“It’s nice to be back outside again. Frustrating (not to travel with the team). I broke 3-4 remote controls.3 or 4 bottles of water might have got thrown into the wall,” Ponting told Delhi Capitals.
“When you are on the sidelines being a coach and you can’t control what’s happening in the middle, that’s hard enough. When you are not on the sidelines, and sending text messages every over, saying ‘do this, do that, do this’. It got a little more frustrating,” he added.
With Ponting not at the dug-out, tempers flared as Rishabh Pant got assistant coach Pravin Amre to storm onto the pitch and contest the on-field umpire’s call over waist-high fulltoss during a tense final over.
“I’ve said it a few times this year where there’s 36 or 37 overs of really good stuff, and we just let it slip for two or three overs. And, that’s the difference in these games,” Ponting added.
