Ricky Ponting, the coach of Pant’s Indian Premier League team Delhi Capitals, also criticised the decision after the Uttarakhand-born cricketer played a match winning 36-ball-78 against Rajasthan Royals couple of days ago.
Delhi Capitals mentor Sourav Ganguly too expressed his displeasure over the decision but said Pant should not lose hope as he has enough time by his side.
“But what I strongly feel is, this is not the end of the road for him. I spend most of the time with him, so I know how good he is,” Ganguly said during a promotional event at a city hotel in Kolkata.
The former Indian captain also heaped praise for the Delhi players who, under the mentorship of Ganguly, are dreaming big this time.
He also had some words of advice about his former team Kolkata Knight Riders, who lost their last five matches and reeling in the sixth position of the table. “KKR have a fantastic side. It’s just the four-five games that they have lost the plot. But this is the nature of the sport. Anything can happen, so they should not lose hope,” Ganguly opined.
Ganguly, who was the captain of the Indian team that reached the final of 2003 World Cup, is apprehensive about India’s chances in the upcoming World Cup and said the two-time champions are one of the favourites to lift the cup.
“In any tournament for the last 20 years, Indian team went as one of the favourites. This year too they are favourites to lift the Cup. But this World Cup will probably be the best format. Best four teams will reach the semi-finals. They will play against the best teams and there will no easy games,” he added.
Ganguly refused to pick the four semi-finalists and said the best four teams will reach the last four.
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