Ricky Ponting has stated he’s shocked that Rahul Dravid took India head coach’s place.© AFP
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has stated he’s shocked that Rahul Dravid took the top coach’s place of the Indian crew taking a look at how he has a younger household at house. Dravid’s teaching stint bought off to a great begin on Wednesday as Workforce India defeated New Zealand by 5 wickets within the first T20I of the three-match sequence. “Truly, I am shocked that Dravid has taken it up as properly. There was numerous chat about how completely happy he was within the Below-19 function he had. I am unsure about his household life however I am positive he has bought younger children. So I am shocked that he took it however as I stated, the individuals I spoke to have been positive they bought the best individual in order that they have been in all probability in a position to get Dravid to do it,” Ponting stated on the Grade Cricketers Podcast.
Ponting additionally revealed that he was approached with the Workforce India head coach provide, however he needed to flip it down.
“I had a few conversations with some individuals in the course of the IPL about it (the top coach place). The individuals I spoke to have been fairly hell-bent to discover a technique to make it work. The very first thing I stated was that I can not give that a lot time, meaning I can not coach within the IPL,” he added.
The previous Australian skipper is at present the top coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals. His crew had made it to the playoffs of the IPL 2021 season.
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