MUMBAI: When he was appointed as the head coach of the Delhi Capitals in 2018, the franchise and it’s fans expected Ricky Ponting to deliver an IPL trophy soon into his tenure. However, Australia’s World Cup winning captain has largely had an unsuccessful time under him, except for 2020, when they reached their maiden IPL final. So far this season, they’ve lost three out of their four games, and lie ninth out of 10 teams in the table.
Quizzed on whether he felt it could even be the last season for Ponting at DC, former Australian allrounder Shane Watson said, “Look, it’s been a challenging couple of years for Ponting at DC, that’s for sure. I’m not sure if this will be his last year, but the one thing that I do know from a coaching perspective is that, if your team doesn't do well over a couple of years, then normally the head coach is the first head that rolls.”
