Ricky Ponting has said that he is surprised that Rahul Dravid took over as India’s head coach.© AFP
former captain of australia Ricky Ponting has said that he is surprised that Rahul Dravid took over as the head coach of the Indian team, given that he has a young family at home. Dravid’s coaching stint got off to a good start on Wednesday Team India beat New Zealand by five wickets In the first T20I of the three-match series. “In fact, I’m surprised Dravid has even taken it up. There was a lot of talk about how happy he was in the Under-19 role. I’m not sure about his family life but I’m sure his little kids So I’m surprised he took it but as I said, the people I spoke to were sure they found the right person, so they were probably able to get Dravid to do it,” Ponting said on the grade Cricketers Podcast.
Ponting also revealed that he was approached for the offer of the head coach of Team India, but he had to turn it down.
“I had a chat with a few people during the IPL about (head coach position). The people I spoke to were hell-bent on finding a way to make it work. The first thing I did was Don’t give so much time that I can, it means I can’t coach in IPL.
The former Australian captain is currently the head coach of the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Capitals, His team had made it to the playoffs of the IPL 2021 season.
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