Legendary Australian batter and World Cup winning captain Ricky Ponting will no longer be the head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals (DC), as his seven-year association with the team was announced to have concluded ahead of the mega auction for the 2025 edition of the cash-rich league. As per ESPNCricinfo, it is understood that under Ponting, the franchise failed to achieve the desired results, and the owners have decided to move on from the legend. The official X handle of the franchise on Saturday confirmed that it was parting ways with Ponting, tweeting, "After 7 seasons, Delhi Capitals has decided to part ways with Ricky Ponting.
It's been a great journey, Coach! Thank you for everything." Ever since Ponting's appointment as a coach in 2018, when the franchise was called Delhi Daredevils, Delhi qualified for the playoffs thrice, in 2019, 2020, and 2021. In fact, in the 2020 season, DC made it to the finals for the first-time ever, but lost to the Mumbai Indians (MI).
However, for the last three years, DC has failed to progress to the final four stages. This year, the franchise finished in the sixth spot, narrowly missing out on the playoffs on the basis of net-run-rate. They won and lost seven matches this year.
However, the positives were in plenty for the team this season as not only their skipper Rishabh Pant returned to competitive cricket after a life-threatening accident, but several youngsters like Jake Fraser McGurk, Tristan Stubbs,.
