Ricky Ponting turns down India coach position

In a brief dialogue with the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC), Ponting apprised that he was approached to see if he was within the position, however he mentioned the long-term dedication didn’t match his life-style in the meanwhile as he has numerous different issues to take care of.

After India head coach Rahul Dravid has determined to stop the job, the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) has introduced Could 27 because the deadline of software for India’s coach. Ponting is amongst various former gamers to have been approached for the position.

The Aussie legend is at the moment serving as head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals and Main League Cricket (MLC)’s Washington Freedom. He’s working with a TV channel in Australia and with Hobart Hurricanes as head of technique.

Speaking to the ICC Overview about a proposal for India coach’s position, he mentioned, “I’ve seen a variety of studies about it. Usually this stuff pop up on social media earlier than you even find out about them, however there have been a couple of little one-on-one conversations throughout the IPL, simply to get a degree of curiosity from me as as to whether I’d do it.”

“I would like to be a senior coach of a nationwide group, however with the opposite issues that I’ve in my life and eager to have a little bit of time at dwelling…everybody is aware of in case you take a job working with the Indian group you’ll be able to’t be concerned in an IPL group, so it will take that out of it as properly.

“Additionally, a nationwide head coach is a ten or 11-month of the yr job, and as a lot as I would love to do it, it simply does not match into my life-style proper now and the issues that I actually take pleasure in doing.”

Ponting is considered one of many former greats to have been linked to the India teaching job, with fellow IPL coaches Justin Langer and Stephen Fleming.

Ponting mentioned, “I’ve seen a couple of different names thrown about as properly. Justin Langer’s title obtained thrown in yesterday, Stephen Fleming’s title has been thrown about a bit of bit.

“Gautam Gambhir’s title has been thrown round a bit of bit the final couple of days as properly. However I feel it might be unlikely for me simply on the explanations that I’ve given there.”

As for the cricketer’s household, they’re longing for Ponting to just accept the top coach’s workplace.

“My household and my youngsters have spent the final 5 weeks over on the IPL with me and so they come over yearly and I had a whisper to my son [Fletcher] about it, and I mentioned, ‘Dad’s been supplied the Indian teaching job’ and he mentioned, ‘Simply take it dad, we might love to maneuver over there for the subsequent couple of years'” he mentioned. “That is how a lot they love being over there and the tradition of cricket in India, however proper now it most likely does not precisely match into my life-style.”