Xtra Time Web Desk: Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting heaped loads of praises on Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni. The former Australian captain also described Dhoni as one of the greatest finishers of the game.
The ageless Dhoni produced a nostalgic little innings to take a band of old men from CSK into their ninth Indian Premier League final after beating DC by four wickets in the Qualifier 1 here on Sunday night.
“Yeah, look, he (Dhoni) (has) been one of the greats. It was a situation tonight, we were sitting back in the dug-out and thinking, will (Ravindra) Jadeja come next, will Dhoni come next and I put up my hand up straight away and said Dhoni will come out now and try (and) ice the game,” Ponting said.
“Look, I think when he is done and when he’s retired, I think he’ll definitely be remembered as one of the great finishers the game has ever seen.”
Ponting said DC bowlers failed to execute their plans against Dhoni.
“Look we probably didn’t execute as well we needed to him (Dhoni) in those last couple of overs and you know that if you miss, he is going to make you pay and he has done it for a long time now.
“I think, our bowlers just missed their areas a little-bit to MS in the end and he certainly made us pay,” signed off Ponting.