Ponting has replaced Englishman Trevor Bayliss.
Ricky Ponting NewsFormer Australian captain Ricky Ponting is ready to return to IPL in 2025, this time he will return as the head coach of Punjab Kings (PBKS). Yes, Ricky Ponting has been appointed the head coach of Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings will also make a formal announcement soon.
Punjab Kings are yet to win an IPL title since the inception of the high-profile T20 league in 2008. Ponting replaces Englishman Trevor Bayliss, who was the head coach of the franchise for the last two IPL seasons, during which the Mohali-based team failed to reach the playoffs.
It is learned that the Australian legend, who has been playing for Delhi Capitals and before that Mumbai Indians for the last seven years since joining the franchise in 2018, was in talks with three IPL teams before finalizing the deal with the Mohali-based team. Was doing . Ponting has signed a multi-year contract with Punjab, a franchise with multiple owners.
Punjab Kings may soon make a formal announcement about the appointment of Ponting as their new head coach, even a source from the franchise has confirmed.
Under Ponting's leadership, Delhi Capitals reached their first IPL final in 2020, and have also reached the playoffs three times overall – in 2019 and 2021.
Recently, while speaking on Sky Sports Podcast after winning the title with Washington Freedom in Major League Cricket, the 49-year-old Ponting revealed that he has no intention of taking up an international coaching role but will be looking forward to coaching in the Indian Premier League after leaving DC. He appeared excited about the potential opportunities that would come from it.
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