Ricky Ponting’s statement after CSK defeated DC has been doing the rounds on social media. The DC coach, Ricky Ponting was upset with the way DC went about their business in a must-win game.
Ricky Ponting’s statement grabbed everyone’s attention after his team conceded a defeat at the hands of Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk Stadium.
Meanwhile, Ricky Ponting’s statement totally described his frustration with his team’s performance. Delhi Capitals lost to Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs.
Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings strengthened their playoff hopes. They just need one more win out of the next two games to qualify for the playoffs.
Ricky Ponting’s statement described that Delhi Capitals played out too many dot balls in the middle overs. The DC coach, Ricky Ponting feels this is the reason why they lost the game.
Ricky Ponting’s statement after CSK defeated DC at Chepauk Stadium
“We lost two early, then we lost three early and then the spinners came on…we didn’t show any urgency against the spinners,” Ricky Ponting’s statement read when he told reporters after the match.
“There were about 34 dot balls in the middle of the game…you are never going to win chasing a score if there is that many dot balls through the middle phase,” he added.
The head coach reflected on the mistakes that they have committed. All these mistakes put them on the back foot and they paid the price for it.
“I think that is the fifth, sixth, maybe seventh time this season where we have lost a wicket in the first over of the game. On one occasion we lost two wickets in the first over of the game.. That is clearly an area that we haven’t got right…is pretty obvious where the game was lost,” Ponting added.
Batting first, CSK posted 167/8 in their quota of 20 overs. Shivam Dube scored 25 runs. On the other hand, MS Dhoni scored 20 off 9 balls. Mitchell Marsh registered 3/18 in three overs.
On the other hand, Delhi Capitals scored 140/8 in 20 overs. They lost the game by 27 runs. Ravindra Jadeja registered 1/19 in four overs and received the Man of the Match award.
