Delhi Capitals’s coach Ricky Ponting on Thursday finally provided an update on their star pacer Ishan Sharma’s injury. He is suffering from heel niggle & the medical staff is working hard on his faster recovery.
On Thursday, DC lost their second match of IPL 2021 against Rajasthan Royals by three wickets. Ishant Sharma has missed the first two games & Rishabh Pant’s team is really looking forward for him to get well soon & join the team. In the absence of Sharma, Avesh Khan has impressed with his bowling techniques in both the games.
“He has been ultra-impressive, pretty much from the first day we arrived here for the training camp. Physically he looks a little bit better, he lost a little bit of weight from last season. He is definitely fitter and bowling faster. Without a little bit of extra fitness on his side, he is able to maintain his action better. His lines and lengths and slower ball execution is excellent so far,”
Ponting said in a virtual post-match press conference.
“Coming into the first game, Ishant Sharma obviously had a heel niggle that we have been trying to work through but Avesh grabbed his opportunity with both hands. He has been around with this franchise for a few years now and has not got the opportunity that he has been craving. Look so far, he has been one of our real find and if you got an Indian fast bowler like him and the likes of Woakes, Rabada, Nortje and T Curran around we end up with a really strong fast bowling brigade,”
he added.
He also mentioned Ashwin & his incomplete overs & clear the air that its a mistake on their behalf.
“That’s certainly something that we will talk about when I get a chance to sit down with the team. He had bowled beautifully. Three overs, none for 14. Hadn’t even conceded a boundary. Look he had a disappointing game in game one, but he has worked really hard in the last few days to make sure he adjusted and got things right in this game. I thought he bowled beautifully tonight. Probably a mistake on our behalf, and something we will be talking about later on,”
he said.
Delhi Capitals will next take on Punjab Kings here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday.