IPL 2022: Delhi Capitals' coaching staff back Rishabh Pant to raise the bar once again

Mumbai, April 7: Delhi Capitals will take on North Indian rivals Lucknow Super Giants in their next league match of the IPL 2022 and begin a new era of rivalry in the cash-rich league.

DC, under the leadership of captain Rishabh Pant, take on KL Rahul's LSG at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on April 7. Pant's teammates and coaching staff spoke about how the young India wicketkeeper-batsman has developed and progressed as a player and a great leader. They also spoke about how he reads the game well which makes it exciting to watch him play.

Speaking on the DC Show on Star Sports, assistant coach of the Delhi Capitals Ajit Agarkar said, "Rishabh Pant reads the game very well which you can see with the way he has developed his own game and the progress that he has made as a young player. And still he is very young despite being around for a while now. The progress he has made as a young player in a short span of time makes him a good leader."

Shane Watson, assistant coach of the Delhi Capitals said, "The way Rishabh Pant leads, the way he keeps, the way he bats, he just takes the game no matter what the situation of the game is. That is the most exciting part to watch."

U-19 world cup winning captain Yash Dhul while speaking on the DC Show on Star Sports said, "First of all Rishabh Pant is very calm and he reads the game well. He is well-versed with his shot selection at any moment of his game."

Delhi Capitals Squad: Rishabh Pant (captain/wicketkeeper), David Warner, Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarfaraz Khan, Ashwin Hebbar, Yash Dhull, Mandeep Singh, Rovman Powell, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, KS Bharat, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal, Shardul Thakur, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldeep Yadav, Praveen Dubey.