IPL 2018: Dardevils' poor past record doesn't matter to me, says Ricky Ponting

Ricky PontingRicky Ponting doesnt care about Delhi Daredevils dismal record over 10 editions of IPL as he believes that the fresh group of players have it in them to win a maiden title this season Delhi reached semifinals twice in their first three seasons and later one playoff during the 2012 season Speaking for the first time after his appointment as the head coach Ponting promised an exciting brand of cricket from his teamBesides captaining Australia to two World Cup titles the 43yearold has also tasted success in the IPL winning it as a player in 2013 and coach in 2015 representing Mumbai Indians I have told this to the management I dont care about the past We have got a fresh group capable of winning the IPL It is my job managements as well as the players to give the best crack possible I can assure you the boys are going to be well prepared and if they can execute their plans on the field there is no reason why we cant win said Ponting in a media interactionPonting symbolises the Australian way of playing the game hard and fair but feels the talk of Daredevils donning the allout aggressive approach is overrated Even the players have spoken about getting the taste of Pontings aggression If they think I have been aggressive so far I have not even started yet drawing laughter I have tried to be more motivational more than anything else Tried to sort of get my point across that how important team culture and environment is said the coach who joined the squad last weekI understand there is already a lot of talk about aggressive cricket just because I am the coach Actually we have not even spoken about it till now We have spoken about playing highintensity cricket with a never say die attitude Anyway when you talk about aggression you mean whatever you can do to win games He feels the Gautam Gambhirled squad has an ideal mix of youth and experience Both Ponting and Gambhir are known for their no holds barred approach on the field and the Australian feels that will work in favour of the teamI think our natural instincts is to play hard is to get ourselves into a fight and hopefully win it When I say fight it is the battle on the field We are both batsmen and want to win the competition against the bowlers against the opposition I love seeing that out in the players We will balance ourselves each other really well It will be nice if we are able to bestow that same spirit upon the players he said Sitting alongside Ponting former KKR captain Gambhir too was excited about the season beginning Saturday I started with Delhi and it is always great to come back to a place where you started Hopefully we can the title this time we have got the team that can win Hopefully I can finish my career here said the captain who led KKR to the title twice It is a fresh start The moment we start winning games people will start believing in usCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever