Ricky Ponting said- I got the offer of head coach from BCCI: My son also wants me to take this position, but I want to give time to my family

Ricky Ponting has been the coach of Mumbai Indians before Delhi Capitals in IPL.

Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has revealed that the Board of Control for Cricket in India had approached him for the post of head coach of Team India, but he is not ready for it yet. However, his son wants him to take this responsibility. Ponting has worked with the Australian T20 and ODI teams.

While talking to ICC Review, Ponting said, ‘I have seen many reports about the coach of Team India, in which it is being said that I will become the coach. Yes, I have had a face-to-face conversation about this during the IPL, so that I can know whether I am ready to take this position or not.

I would love to coach the national team, but if you work with the Indian team you cannot join an IPL team. I am associated with Delhi Capitals. Also, the job of a head coach is for 10 or 11 months a year. It is not fitting into my lifestyle right now. My family and my children have spent the last five weeks with me in the IPL and they come every year.

When I talked to my son about this, he said, just accept it. We would love to go to India for the next few years. We like living in India and its culture. But I want to give my time to my family.

The last date to apply for the head coach of Team India is 27 May
The board had issued an advertisement for candidates late night on 13 April. The last date to apply for the post of head coach is 6 pm on 27 May. The tenure of the new head coach of Team India will be for a period of three and a half years from July 2024 to December 2027 for all three formats.

Ponting is associated with many other T20 leagues including the coach of Delhi Capitals
Ponting is currently associated with many other T20 leagues including the head coach of the Delhi Capitals team in the IPL. He is the strategy head of the Hobart Hurricanes in the Australian T20 League. He is also the chief coach of the Washington Freedom team in the American Cricket League.

Dravid became the head coach in November 2021
Rahul Dravid was made the head coach of India in November 2021, when Team India was eliminated from the group stage of the T20 World Cup. The team again played the semi-finals in the 2022 T20 World Cup. Dravid’s tenure ended after the ODI World Cup in 2023, but due to Team India reaching the final, his tenure was extended till the T20 World Cup.