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Delhi Capitals is not the most popular of the franchise. The presence of not so big players in Delhi can be one reason but the major reason is their performance on the field.
With huge names in dugout in the names of Ponting and Saurav Ganguly, atleast 90s fans will expect the team to put on a better show in the middle.
Their team from time to time has featured some young names. In the name of Lalit Yadav, Aman Khan, Ricky Bhui, Ripal Patel they have tried some young names too in their squad but none of these names have performed any good in the middle which raise some questions about the talent scout of Delhi and the roles of Ponting and Ganguly.
Rishabh Pant has performed decently on his return to international cricket but Delhi team never ever looks like they can win the IPL, even the play offs seems a distant dream for the team.
Fans on twitter are frustrated with Delhi continuous turmoil in the IPL from so many seasons and they have finally let it all out in their tweets. Here are some of the reaction :-
Ponting with Anrich Nortje in the dressing room pic.twitter.com/quZBLjniOb
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) April 7, 2024
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— Riseup Pant (@riseup_pant17) April 7, 2024
This circus started way back in Auction .
– No idea for what they saved 10 crore in their purse , maybe to sponser the Maldives visit for Ponting.
– The Aussie biasness is much visible in buys of Jhye Richardson when you had far better Bowlers than him in⌠pic.twitter.com/7cCtiNzxv7
Ponting and Ganguly after sending Porel at 3 #MIvDC
— Salt (@Bittuu_tweets) April 7, 2024
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— PSâĄď¸ (@Neelaasapphire) April 3, 2024
After the DD fiasco Ponting hasnât won a single match against Gambhirâs team 𤣠pic.twitter.com/oEhtjKFEVL
Some fans even went on to say that Ponting contract should not have been extended after 2021 ..
Ponting wasn't tactically good even when DC finished 2nd & 3rd in 2020 and 2021. His contract shouldn't have been extended after he repeated the same blunders in 2021, which he did in 2020. https://t.co/c0a5xDtgOV
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) April 7, 2024
Well it will be unfair to say that Ponting and company has done a good job with Delhi Capitals because the numbers say otherwise, also there has not been a single player scouted from Delhi management who had went on to play for India or atleast were on the lines of India selection says about their weak talent scout group too while Mumbai had Hardik, Tilak.
Even RCB has scouted some good talents in the name of Akash Deep and Mahipal Lomror, Harshal Patel.
Ponting before the start of the tournament said that its his 8th season with Delhi Capitals and if they don’t win or atleast play in finals, then he will agree that he failed in his job as coach of Delhi Capitals after spending 8 years in India’s capital.
