IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting revealed his pre-match ritual.© Delhi Capitals/YouTube
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting’s rousing speech throughout his first interplay with the squad earlier this week turned an enormous hit on social media, with followers drawing up comparisons between him and Kabir Khan — a fictional character performed by Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in 2007 sports activities drama ‘Chak De India‘. Whereas evaluating the 2 motivational speeches, followers additionally identified that each Ponting and Shah Rukh Khan had a stubble addressing their respective sides. Nevertheless, forward of their opening match towards Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals’ official Twitter deal with posted a video stating the one distinction between Ponting and the fictional character Kabir Khan.
“The one distinction between @RickyPonting and Kabir Khan is that the latter had a stubble on Matchday #CSKvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021,” wrote Delhi Capitals on Twitter.
The one distinction between @RickyPonting and Kabir Khan is that the latter had a stubble on Matchday #CSKvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021 pic.twitter.com/nRioP0WKRS
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) April 10, 2021
When requested whether or not he could be conserving his beard on the matchday, the previous Australia skipper denied it straightaway saying it’s one ritual that he stringently follows earlier than each recreation. Explaining the explanation why he clear shaves earlier than each recreation, Ponting jokingly stated that he was afraid if his spouse noticed him like that “she’ll in all probability divorce me”.
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“No, I will not. As a result of if I do, I believe my spouse will see me on tv and he or she’ll in all probability divorce me if she sees that. I will be having a shave over the following couple of days. It is at all times a ritual of mine anyway. I am unsure in case you guys have observed this however I’m cleanly shaven the evening earlier than each recreation. So, on the evening of the ninth, I will be having a shave for certain,” Ponting says within the video.
Since Ponting’s arrival three years in the past, Delhi Capitals have seen a outstanding turnaround. Ponting did not have the best of begins as Delhi Capitals head coach as they completed rock-bottom in 2018, however certified for the playoffs subsequent yr, ending third. The franchise went a step additional within the following yr as they reached their first-ever last in 2020.
