“Most of his players, including new captain Rishabh Pant, are in good rhythm ahead of the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and are dreaming of winning the first ever IPL title,” Delhi Capitals assistant coach Mohammad Kaif said. Mumbai Indians last year, this time with a goal to go one step further. After attending his first warm-up session with the team at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on Saturday, Kaif said, “We want to go one step further this year and that is the goal of the Delhi Capitals.” We have players, we can win the title.
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“We came very close last year and the good thing about this season is that most players like Rishabh Pant have played a lot of cricket,” he said. “He is associated with the game and therefore in good rhythm before the IPL,” Kaif said. In Delhi, international players like Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Prithvi Shah, Akshar Patel, Ishant Sharma and Steve Smith, Kagiso Rabada and Enrich Nortje have played some form of cricket in recent times.
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Forty-one-year-old Kaif said the team focused on catching catches in flood light during Saturday’s practice. Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is also set to take part in his first training session after completing the quarantine. Kaif said, ‘I’m looking forward to meeting Ricky in private. I got in touch with them on the telephone. After joining their team on the field, we plan to train with them in the coming days. The Delhi team will start their campaign in Chennai on April 10 against the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.
