Former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting lauded MS Dhoni's ability to control his emotions. Talking about the former India captain, Ponting, who has led Australia to two ICC World Cup wins, expressed how much Dhoni impressed him as a leader.

Ponting said controlling emotions like Dhoni was not something he could do. The recently retired India cricketer was often praised for being calm and unbothered under pressure.

“He [MS Dhoni] never seems to let his emotions get the better of him, which is a really good trait in a leader — as hard as I tried when I was on the field, I could never quite stay in complete control of my emotions.” Ricky Ponting said while speaking to news.com.au.

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Ponting had recognized Dhoni's way of dealing with the players which ensured they deliver the best on the field. He also said it is a major reason why the 39-year-old is loved so much by his teammates.

“Indian teams always seemed to lift when he was captain. He always seemed to have this knack to be able to get the best out of his players. You knew that he had things under control, and his teammates loved that about him.”

The ex-Australia skipper talked about working as a coach in India and the emotions of people here towards Dhoni. “I spend a lot of time in India now, so I know how revered he is in that part of the world. Even when you travel around the world and you listen to cricket fans, they talk about Dhoni and his leadership and how calm he seems to be under pressure on the field.”

The Delhi Capitals coach is looking forward to playing against Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in IPL. “Chennai has been one of the most consistently strong and competitive teams in the IPL, and a lot of that’s got to come down to his [MS Dhoni’s] leadership as well. I’m looking forward to coaching against him now and making sure he doesn’t win any game off his own bat when Chennai plays the Delhi Capitals.”, he said ahead of IPL 2020 which starts from September 19.

(With news.com.au Inputs)