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Ricky Ponting Australian Cricket Coach

Ricky Ponting was born on 19 December 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, the eldest of three children of Graeme and Lorraine Ponting. Graeme was “a good club cricketer” and played Australian rules football, while Lorraine was a State Vigor champion.

Ricky Thomas Ponting AO is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former player. He was considered one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 wins in 324 matches with a win rate of 67.91%.

Ponting was appointed as the new coach of Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League on 3 January 2018. In the 2018 edition of the IPL, Delhi Daredevils finished last. Ponting helped foster a new team environment, which helped young talents like Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant thrive.

In 2019, Delhi (now Delhi Capitals) finished third, a vast improvement from their previous season. In 2020, Delhi finished second, and in 2021, Delhi finished third and was the only team to qualify for the playoffs in 2019, 2020 and 2021. In 2022, Ponting is still the head coach of Delhi Capitals.

2024–present Washington Freedom head coach

Ponting was appointed the new head coach of the Washington Freedom on 6 February 2024, ahead of the second season of Major League Cricket. The two-year contract was confirmed by the team on social media.