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Shane Watson, the former Australia all-rounder, will be the assistant coach of Delhi Capitals in the 2019 edition of the Indian Premier League for the first time (IPL). Watson has an extensive understanding of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Rishabh Pant, having played for the Chennai Super Kings under Dhoni and observing Pant closely. Watson was eventually asked to compare the two wicketkeeper-batters, which comes as no surprise. Apart from comparing, Watson also highlighted one similar trait in Dhoni and Pant. View this post on Instagram While talking about the two distinguished Indian cricketers in a virtual press conference ahead of the 2022 tournament, Watson said that it is only common that people like to compare two cricketers in similar roles however, every individual is unique, with their own nuance and set of skills. The Aussie all-rounder said that he understands that in an ideal world, fans and critics could compare MS Dhoni to Rishabh Pant, but in reality, the two cricketers are two very different human beings with very different styles of playing the game View this post on Instagram Watson did draw a few similarities between the two - in terms of the kind of skills they hone. For instance, Rishabh, as a leader, is cool and collected, as he has seen with MS. To be honest, if you take away Rishabh's leadership, you can see how talented he is, Watson reckons. It's astonishing that Rishabh has accomplished so much in his cricket career at such a young age. The Roorkee-born can only become better, and he can only learn from his mistakes. Ricky Ponting was one of the best captains to have led the Australian side and he knew how to get the best of his players, View this post on Instagram The former CSK mega-star shared that he believes Rishabh is surrounded by excellent people and is also capable of becoming the finest version of himself, and anyone who compares his abilities to MS Dhoni does so at their own risk. It is critical for Rishabh and the Delhi Capitals for Rishabh to be the greatest version of himself. View this post on Instagram The first match of the IPL 2022 season will be played on March 26 between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). The Delhi Capitals will face the Mumbai Indians in their opening encounter on March 27. View the full article