New Delhi. Former Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has revealed that he was approached for the put up of head coach of the Indian crew. However he declined the provide. Ponting stated that it doesn’t match into his ‘way of life’ proper now. Ponting, who just lately accomplished 7 seasons as the pinnacle coach of Delhi Capitals, has beforehand been the interim T20 coach of Australia. He didn’t say whether or not any suggestion got here from the BCCI for the put up of Indian coach or not.
Ricky Ponting informed the ICC, ‘There have been some face-to-face talks in the course of the IPL to know whether or not I used to be on this put up or not. I’d like to turn out to be the senior coach of the nationwide crew. I’ve different issues in my life and I wish to spend a while at house. Everybody is aware of that in the event you work with the Indian crew you then can’t be a part of the IPL crew. Additionally being a nationwide head coach is a ten or 11 month job a yr, and as a lot as I wish to do it, it simply does not match into my way of life and the issues I actually love doing.
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Ponting stated that he mentioned the proposal along with his son and he appeared prepared to return to India. He stated, ‘My household and my youngsters have spent the final 5 weeks with me within the IPL and so they come right here yearly and I informed my son about it. I stated, ‘Papa has been supplied the job because the Indian coach’ and he stated, ‘Simply settle for it Papa, we’d like to go there for the subsequent few years.’ How a lot they love dwelling there and the tradition of cricket in India. Proper now it most likely does not utterly match into my way of life.
Langer, Fleming and Gambhir additionally within the race
Another excessive profile names equivalent to Chennai Tremendous Kings head coach Stephen Fleming, Lucknow Tremendous Giants head coach Justin Langer and Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir are additionally being seen as potential candidates. Rahul Dravid will step down as head coach after India’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign subsequent month. The BCCI has set Could 27 because the final date for submission of purposes.
