Former Australian captain, Ricky Ponting who had been serving as the head coach of the Delhi Capitals since 2018 parted ways with the franchise after the conclusion of the 2024 edition of the league.
DC had a disappointing outing in the last edition of the competition which saw them finish sixth on the points table and miss out on a slot in the play-offs.
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Under Ponting's tutelage, the Delhi-based franchise made it to the play-offs only thrice with DC finishing runners-up behind Mumbai Indians in 2020.
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The 49-year-old, while speakingon Sky Sports Podcast following his title-winning stint with Washington Freedom in the Major League Cricket, revealed that he has no intentions of taking up an international coaching role, citing the tight schedule as the main reason.
"An international role is not where I am right now. The last two years have been a lot busier than I wanted. This year I have coached in the MLC as well which was a lot of fun. I'll continue to do that. That was just three and a half weeks," he said.
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Furthermore, the Aussie great looked enthusiastic when he spoke about the potential opportunities from the Indian Premier League on the way after leaving DC.
"I finished up with DC as well so there might be a few other opportunities coming in the IPL in the next few weeks. We'll see," he added.
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Delhi Capitals' finishes with Ricky Ponting:
| Season | League Finishing Position (Playoffs Finish) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 3 (3rd) |
| 2020 | 2 (Runner ups) |
| 2021 | 1 (3rd) |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
Apart from his role with DC and WF, the Tasmanian has also coached Mumbai Indians from 2014 to 2016 where they won a title, and acted as an interim head coach of the Australian national team in the 2017-2018 period.
With a cricketing brain like Ponting up for grabs, it would be interesting to see which franchise ends up bagging the Aussie for the coaching or mentoring role ahead of a mega auction.