Backing players has worked for us says Ricky Ponting

New Delhi, April 26 - With his team placed comfortably at the second spot in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes that keeping the

He said: "We have won the last four out of our five matches, and with three more matches to go, I feel we are going in the right direction. I am happy that the team is peaking at the right time, with better communication amongst the group."

Asked which victory he enjoyed the most, Ponting said that the away win against Hyderabad by 39 runs was the sweetest in terms of turning it around from a losing situation. 

"I really liked the Hyderabad win because we didn't do much right in that match but still found a way to win. It was more the way we fought back, probably after their batting powerplay, they batted second and they were 60-0, and the game was starting to slip away but there were some really good signs in that game from our side.

"The moments when we have been under pressure the most, that is when we have started to fight, and fight under pressure, and one thing that I've tried to say to the boys is that we do not lose the match until the last ball is bowled. 

"We saw that in our last match against Rajasthan as well. We fought our way back into the match and then registered the win. But out of the seven matches that we have won, I think the Hyderabad win has been the most satisfying," he added.

After the conclusion of a couple of days' rest, the Delhi Capitals' squad will re-group on Friday at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium to prepare for their upcoming match against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Sunday.

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IANS