Smith who was not picked by any IPL side this year around has been dipping in form with every single game he has played. When Australia toured Sri Lanka and Pakistan earlier this year, Smith looked uncomfortable in spinning conditions.
I think India and Australia will be the two playing in the final: Ricky Ponting
Currently, Virat Kohli has been rested for the West Indies tour, but some reports claim he might play against Zimbabwe in the ODIs.
Ahead of DC's match against SRH, the official Twitter account of Delhi Capitals posted a video of Rishabh Pant and Ricky Ponting's son, Fletcher Ponting, involved in a game of Football.
Asked about the availability of the Australian duo of David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, who is nursing a hip injury, Ponting said: "David Warner has arrived in Mumbai. He left early yesterday morning I believe, so he should be there when we get back to Mumbai tonight.
Meanwhile, Vicky Ostwal and Ashwin Hebbar made their first foray into the training camp of an IPL franchise in Mumbai.
Langer resigned from his post on Saturday, unhappy with the short-term contract extension offered by Cricket Australia after a marathon seven-hour board meeting.
"The People I spoke to were very keen to find a way to make it work, but the first thing I said, 'I can't give that much of time'. That means, I can't coach in the IPL," said Ponting who is currently the head coach of Delhi Capitals.
While Delhi could only score 38/1 in the first six overs, Kolkata Knight Riders blasted 51/0 in the Powerplay that set them up nicely in their chase of 136 runs.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting was awestruck by Mahendra Singh Dhoni's cool demeanour under pressure, describing the legendary Chennai Super Kings skipper as one of the greatest finishers of the game.
Having suffered a dramatic seven-wicket loss against RCB here on Friday, Delhi Capitals will look to bounce back with a win to make a direct entry into the final
The 23-year-old Pant was given the responsibility to lead Delhi Capitals in the first phase of IPL 2021 after regular captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out due to a shoulder injury.
The former Australian captain has been the head coach of Delhi since 2018, taking over from Rahul Dravid.
Ponting also said that all batsmen in the squad are top-order batsmen and bat at the same position for their Big Bash League clubs as well.
Tensions flared up between the 46-year-old Langer and the cricketers and Cricket Australia (CA) had to do a lot of fire-fighting, holding an emergency Zoom meeting on August 18 .
Former skipper Ricky Ponting feels that Australia are capable of winning the upcoming Men's T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE.
The IPL will squeeze its remaining 76 games between September 19 and October 15 while the T20 World Cup will be held just after that from October 17 to November 14.
Ponting talked about the one position where Australia might be facing issues in the upcoming T20 World Cup.
The Australians will start their Ashes defense at the Gabba in Brisbane from December 8 and continue with a Day-Night test in Adelaide beginning eight days later.
DC spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Monday announced that he is taking a break from the IPL as his family is fighting with the virus.
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