To bring back everyone together will certainly be a big goal of mine, says Ricky Ponting after DC exit IPL 2021

Speaking on the mega auction and his choices to retain, Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting quipped that he would like to keep everyone if possible for the 15th edition of IPL. He further stated the players and support staff have done an amazing job for the franchise in the past two years.

“I would like to keep everyone, to be honest. We have got this terrific group of people at the Delhi Capitals. The playing staff and the coaches have done an amazing job for the last couple of seasons and I think our performances so to speak for themselves,” Ponting stated in the post-match press conference.

“Disappointed that this season has finished the way that it has, but yeah obviously we know that we will probably only be able to retain maybe three or four players.So, a lot of players will go back into the auction and then I’ll be doing everything I can certainly to bring as many people back into the Delhi Capitals family as possible. Because, as I said, it's been an incredibly enjoyable last three seasons really for me and this playing group, and to bring everyone or most of the guys back together again will certainly be a big goal of mine,” he further added.

“To be totally honest, looking back at this whole season, I think today really is the only game that I feel that we've been outplayed in,” said Ponting. ‘We didn't bat well enough today, we didn't get enough runs in the powerplay, we lost wickets too regularly through the middle of our batting innings. If it wasn’t for Hetmyer and Shreyas at the end, we weren't looking anywhere near 130 odd, so we've been outplayed and we'll talk about that when we make it back into the rooms after. It's disappointing for us certainly to finish the way that we have,” he opined.