Delhi Daredevils coach Ricky Ponting wants to start afresh with the team ahead of the Indian Premier League [IPL] this year. Daredevils haven’t been able to lift the trophy since the inception of the league and Ponting wants to lead the team to glory regardless of what happened in the past.

“I have told this to the management. I don't care about the past. We have got a fresh group capable of winning the IPL. It is my job, management's as well as the players to give the best crack possible. I can assure you the boys are going to be well prepared and if they can execute their plans on the field, there is no reason why we can't win,” Ponting reportedly said.

The former Australia captain is well-known for his aggression on the ground. So, there is a certain level of the exciting brand of cricket being expected from his team as well. Even the players have spoken about the taste of the World Cup-winner’s aggression since he joined the team.

“If they think I have been aggressive so far, I have not even started yet (drawing laughter). I have tried to be more motivational more than anything else. Tried to sort of get my point across that how important team culture and the environment is.

“I understand there is already a lot of talk about aggressive cricket just because I am the coach. Actually, we have not even spoken about it till now. We have spoken about playing high-intensity cricket with a never-say-die attitude. Anyway, when you talk about aggression, you mean whatever you can do to win games.”

Ponting has won the league title twice with Mumbai Indians; once as a player in 2013 and then as a coach in 2015. He thinks that the former KKR man, Gautam Gambhir, and he share the same attitude as batsmen and that will help the drive the team forward.

“I think our natural instincts (is to play hard) is to get ourselves into a fight and hopefully win it. When I say fight, it is the battle on the field. We are both batsmen and want to win the competition against the bowlers, against the opposition. I love seeing that out in the players. We will balance ourselves each other really well. It will be nice if we are able to bestow that same spirit upon the players,” he said.

Gambhir started his IPL career with Delhi Daredevils and then moved to the Kolkata-based franchise where he led them to the title, twice. However, he is happy on his return to the old side and is looking forward to helping Daredevils win their maiden title too.