Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting says he was offered Team India head coach post
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting was also approached by the Indian cricket board (BCCI) to serve as the head coach of the men's cricket team.
Ponting said on Grade Cricketer's Podcast, "I had a couple of conversations with some people during the IPL about it (the head coach position). The people I spoke to were pretty hell-bent to find a way to make it work. The first thing I said was that I can't give that much time, that means I can't coach in the IPL."
The two-time World Cup winning captain also said he was surprised at former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid taking up the job.
"Actually, I'm surprised that Dravid has taken it up as well. There was a lot of chat about how happy he was in the Under-19 role he had. I'm not sure about his family life but I'm sure he has got young kids. So, I'm surprised that he took it but as I said, the people I spoke to were sure they got the right person so they were probably able to get Dravid to do it," he said.
As Ravi Shastri's tenure as head coach ended with the T20 World Cup, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Dravid as his successor with new T20 captain Rohit Sharma replacing Virat Kohli.
The Dravid-Sharma combination started off on a winning note defeating New Zealand in the first of three T20 matches in Jaipur on Wednesday.
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