We need Pant batting in last four overs of every game: Ponting

Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is not worried about Rishabh Pant's inconsistency and just wants the dashing wicketkeeper batsman to play with complete freedom.

Once the left-hander gets going, he becomes a nightmare for the bowlers but the 21-year-old often gets criticised for playing rash shots.

"I am not going to curb the way he plays. I am not going to tell him to slow down and settle down because I know if he plays his best he wins games for us," Ponting said on the eve of their return leg match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.

"I want him to go out there with pure freedom and with no other thought in the back of his head other than trying to hit the ball for six."
"We are less than halfway through the tournament and I am sure he will win another three-four for us as we go along."
"We haven't been brilliant yet, but I think we've got a group going forward, they can play some brilliant cricket and it's really exciting to be around this around this time at the moment. It's about putting a team together that's got the right balance of youth and experience. We feel that we've got it in our team."