Ricky Ponting is keen to take up coaching opportunities in the Indian Premier League after leaving Delhi Capitals and has revealed that the franchise is likely to replace him with an Indian coach. Ponting, who left the Delhi Capitals management job last month after seven years, admitted that the lack of silverware led to his exit from the IPL but he is keen to give it another go. “I would love to coach in the IPL again,” he told the ICC Review podcast. “Whether it was my early years as a player or my few years as a coach in Mumbai, I have enjoyed every year I have been involved in.”
“I spent seven seasons in Delhi but unfortunately it didn’t work out the way I wanted and the way the franchise wanted it to work out,” he admitted. “I was trying to go there and bring silverware to the team but it didn’t happen.”
Ponting said Delhi Capitals may be looking for a player who can give them more time in the off-season.
“What you will find is that they will eventually bring in a director from India. That is certainly part of the conversation I have had with them,” he said.
“They’ve made it pretty clear that they want to go in a different direction with someone who can give them a little more time and a little more availability during the offseason,” he said.
“More than anything, it was about being able to spend a little bit more time in India with a lot of local players, which I couldn’t do because of other things I was doing,” Ponting said.
“But I’m really grateful for my time there, meeting great people, working with great people and of course working with great players over the years. There may be a few opportunities for me in the coming months and I’d love to get back to coaching in the IPL next season,” he said.
England will look to fill the managerial post left vacant by the departure of Matthew Mott, but Ponting has made it clear he has no interest in taking up a managerial role on the international stage.
“No, I actually have no intention of doing that,” he said.
Ponting was approached to take charge of the England Test squad, but the role eventually went to New Zealand’s Brendan McCullum.
“I can officially say that international work is not my life right now,” he said. “It takes up a lot more time.”
“It’s one thing to coach another international team, it’s probably a little bit different to coach England for the Australians, but there’s plenty of work to be done in England right now over the next few months,” he added.
Ponting said he will be part of the commentary team for Australia’s tour of England next month, which will consist of three T20Is and five ODIs.
“There’s a white-ball game in Australia and I’ll be there to commentate, so at the moment, if my name is on the list, I can actually take it off,” he said. “I have other commitments with TV work and my own work, and I try to balance that. I spend a lot of time at home, but I haven’t spent much time at home in the last few years,” he added.
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