|| India Correspondnet ||

The 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League has started with a bang where the defending champion Mumbai Indians lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai by 2 wickets. However, the second game will be between MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals under the newly appointed skipper Rishabh Pant.

However, Pant is going to use all of the lessons that he has learnt so far from MS Dhoni against CSK. "I have learned a lot from him (Dhoni), and I have gained a lot of experience from him. Hopefully, I can use this experience against him, and we can win this match. That’s what I am looking forward to," Rishabh Pant said.

On the other hand, Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting backed his side, said: “We expect to play better as a group and achieve some better results. We need to approach it with the right attitude and play well. Hopefully, win that game and move onto the second game. But we know that we’ll have to play well to win.”

“The CSK have got a good squad of players and they’ve got lots of flexibility and a lot of options. But we’ve got a great squad as well and we want to build on last season. I have said to the boys that it’s not about last season, but there are a lot of positives that we can take from the way we have played in the last couple of seasons,” added Ponting.

Ponting further added: “They (CSK) have a great leader and a great squad. Last year, they were probably disappointed with the way their season worked out, but I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that Raina wasn’t there for the entire tournament. He comes back to the squad this year, which is almost like a new recruit for them.”