DTVHINDIThis world champion player from Australia will become the next coach of PBKS, has previously worked for DC
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is all set to join the IPL (Indian Premier League) franchise, Punjab Kings. While there has been no official confirmation or statement from either side yet, there are reports that the former Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach has been approached by Punjab Kings in recent times and Ponting is now considering it. Let us tell you that the former Australian World Champion player worked with Delhi Capitals for seven years. He decided to part ways ahead of the upcoming season, citing coaching duties as well as various commitments. The great batsman joined the IPL franchise in the year 2018. Under his able guidance, DC has managed to make it to the playoff round of the league three times in a row since 2019. At the same time, in 2020, the team managed to reach the IPL final. PBKS will make an official announcement about Ricky Ponting in a few days However, no announcement has been made by Punjab Kings regarding Ricky Ponting yet. But it is believed that the deal between the franchise and the player is almost complete, but the official announcement is likely to be made in a few days from now. Like Delhi Capitals, the Punjab Kings team has also not won the title even once so far. It is also looking for its first title. Now it will be interesting to see what changes happen when Ricky Ponting joins Punjab. Ponting recently spoke to Sky Sports and said that he has completed his work with Delhi Capitals. But some opportunities may come up in the IPL in the next few weeks, and we will see what happens. That is, he had already given a hint about this, which is now coming to the fore. Let us also tell you that the retention policy has not been announced by the BCCI yet. It is being told that all the rules regarding retention will come at the end of this month. Only after this it will be decided how many players the teams can retain.
