Shortly after taking over as head coach of the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League in 2018, Ricky Ponting was let go, capping a six-year run with the team.
Ponting gave some insight into the team’s intended strategic course during a recent conversation. He specifically addressed the decision to hire a new head coach and the reasoning behind it. He went on to say that his off-season obligations to his different personal and business projects prevented him from achieving the main goals that the DC’s administration had set for this year. After that, all parties came to an agreement, and Ricky Ponting released the chair.
More than anything, they expressed a want to spend some additional time in India with many of the local players, so they made it apparent that they wanted to take a different approach with someone who could offer them a little more time and availability during the off-season. Ponting told The ICC Review, “I just couldn’t do that with the other stuff that I’ve got going on.”
Expanding on the ongoing talks, the great batter surmised that, according to his discussions with the team’s higher-ups, they were leaning towards hiring an Indian coach in the post-Ponting era, when the team made it to its first-ever final in 2020 but came in second.
“I predict that they will ultimately hire a head coach with an Indian background. In any case, that’s part of the conversation I’ve had with them, said Ponting.
Never would I think of coaching England: Ricky Ponting
Speaking about his goals for the future, Ponting categorically ruled out playing for the England men’s white-ball team. It was his explanation that he was not in the correct frame of mind to give his all to the task of coaching an international squad because of his existing obligations.
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No, I really wouldn’t think about doing that. Since an international job requires so much more time, I’ve been known to remark that’s not really where my life is at right now,” the former Australian cricket player continued. After 26 months in the role, Matthew Mott announced his resignation as the national head coach in July.
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