New Delhi: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has expressed his views on former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s way of carrying himself in the field. Ponting said Dhoni never seemed to let his emotions get the better off him.
Ponting, who is also the head coach of Delhi Capitals in IPL, pointed out the features that made Captain Cool popular. “MS Dhoni never seems to let his emotions get the better of him, which is a really good trait in a leader as hard as I tried when I was on the field, I could never quite stay in complete control of my emotions,” he was quoted as saying to news.com.au.
Congrats @msdhoni on a brilliant international career. I loved and enjoyed every contest we had as players and now I still have to find ways to stop you winning games against the @DelhiCapitals. Look forward to saying it in person in a few weeks time. pic.twitter.com/R34XMtha0h
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) August 16, 2020
The quality and the ability of Mahi to get the best out of his players was also applauded by Ponting. “Indian teams always seemed to lift when he was captain. He always seemed to have this knack to be able to get the best out of his players. You knew that he had things under control, and his teammates loved that about him,” said the two-time World Cup-winning captain.
“I spend a lot of time in India now, so I know how revered he is in that part of the world. Even when you travel around the world and you listen to cricket fans, they talk about Dhoni and his leadership and how calm he seems to be under pressure on the field,” he added.
Meanwhile, the head sir of Delhi is looking forward to the game against Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings. “Chennai has been one of the most consistently strong and competitive teams in the IPL, and a lot of that’s down to MS Dhoni’s leadership as well. I’m looking forward to coaching against him now and making sure he doesn’t win any game off his own bat when Chennai play the Delhi Capitals,” he said.
