Ricky Ponting Opens Up About Coaching India's National Team
Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has recently disclosed that he was approached about the possibility of replacing Rahul Dravid as India 's head coach .
Having completed his seventh season as the coach of the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, Ponting experienced a mix of successes and setbacks, with his team narrowly missing the playoffs this year.
Although Ponting has enjoyed coaching roles in the IPL with Mumbai and Delhi and even served as Australia's interim national T20I coach, he has so far avoided committing to the demands of a high-profile national team on a full-time basis.
However, with Dravid's tenure as India's head coach nearing its end and the team, which finished as runners-up in last year's ICC World Test Championship, seeking a new leader, Ponting is among several former greats approached for the role.
"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it.
Having completed his seventh season as the coach of the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, Ponting experienced a mix of successes and setbacks, with his team narrowly missing the playoffs this year.
Although Ponting has enjoyed coaching roles in the IPL with Mumbai and Delhi and even served as Australia's interim national T20I coach, he has so far avoided committing to the demands of a high-profile national team on a full-time basis.
However, with Dravid's tenure as India's head coach nearing its end and the team, which finished as runners-up in last year's ICC World Test Championship, seeking a new leader, Ponting is among several former greats approached for the role.
"I've seen a lot of reports about it,” Ponting told the ICC. “Normally these things pop up on social media before you even know about them, but there were a few little one-on-one conversations during the IPL, just to get a level of interest from me as to whether I would do it.
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