Stay in present, focus to do well in IPL: Ponting's advice to India players
With no more international matches scheduled ahead of the World Cup, Indian players can just look to perform for their respective IPL teams to salvage any hope of securing a ticket to England, said Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting.
"I was really happy to hear what Shreyas (Iyer) had to say there, that we have to make sure we stay in the present - with IPL," Ponting said referring to a comment made by Delhi captain Shreyas Iyer during the press conference.
"These Indian players can have a great IPL - that's all they can do to push for selection in the Indian World Cup team.
"If they score a lot of runs - that's all they can do with no more international games left. That's what I expect him (Shreyas) to do - score a lot of runs for the team."
Iyer, who had a good outing in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, said he needs to stay at the present rather than look at the World Cup selection.
"For me the focus obvious will be playing match by match. IPL is really important, currently, ...