Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was approached by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the head coach’s position of...
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was approached by the Board of Control for Cricket in India for the head coach’s position of the Indian men’s senior team.
Ponting, a batting legend and one of the most successful captains ever, said time commitment stopped him from taking up the India coach job and a similar role for the Australian team.
“I had a couple of conversations with some people during the IPL about it (the India head coach’s position). The people that I spoke to were pretty hell-bent on finding a way to make it work,” Ponting told ‘The Grade Cricketer’ podcast.
“... first up, I can’t give up that time, that means I can’t coach in the IPL,” Ponting said of his conversations about the India coach job.
Ponting also said that because of the same reasons, he would not be able to take up Australia coaching job.
“Time is the only thing that’s stopping me (from taking the job), to be honest. I’d love to coach the Australian team, but what I have done with my playing career was being away from family as much.
“I have a young family now, a seven-year-old boy, and to give up 300 days a year is not what I would do....
