Delhi Capitals Head Coach, Ricky Ponting reveals that the ritual he follows before every match
Ricky Ponting’s first interaction with the Delhi Capitals squad earlier this week drew attention and comparison with Shah Rukh Khan’s famous speech in Chak de India.
DC Head Coach, Ricky Ponting’s rousing speech during an interaction with the DC squad earlier this week got serious attention on social media as fans drew a comparison of him with Kabir Khan, the famous fictional character from Chak de India.
While comparing both of them, fans also pointed out that Shahrukh and Ponting both stubbled during their speeches.
The DC Twitter handle posted a video ahead of their opening match against CSK in which it explained the difference between Ponting and the fictional character Kabir Khan.
“The only difference between @RickyPonting and Kabir Khan is that the latter had a stubble on Matchday #CSKvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli #IPL2021,”
DC wrote the caption on Twitter.
When asked if he would keep the beard on match day, the former Australian skipper denied it immediately and said that this is the one ritual that he strictly follows before every game.
Further explaining the reason why he does clean shave before every match. He exaggerated the fact that if his wife saw him like that
“She will probably divorce me”.
“No, I won’t. Because if I do, I think my wife will see me on television and she’ll probably divorce me if she sees that. I’ll be having a shave over the next couple of days. It’s always a ritual of mine anyway. I’m not sure if you guys have noticed this but I am cleanly shaven the night before every game. So, on the night of the 9th, I’ll be having a shave for sure,”
Ponting said that in the video.
Since Ponting’s arrival three years back, DC faced a huge turnaround in their gameplay. DC did not start great under the observation of Ponting as they ended at bottom of the table but qualified for playoffs next year and finished third.
The franchise reached the final step as they played their first-ever final of IPL in 2020.