Statement of Ricky ponting on Rahul dravid as a Head coach of India Cricket team
Previous Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has uncovered that he had connected with specific individuals during the IPL to know what it was to be India mentor. Ponting, lead trainer of IPL establishment Delhi Capitals, further expressed that individuals he was in converses with were quite inflexible on having him as the following India mentor, however in the wake of thinking about it, the double cross World Cup winning commander understood the requesting idea of the work and pulled out what small amount interest he had.
"I had two or three discussions for certain individuals during the IPL about it (the lead trainer gig). Individuals I addressed were pretty recklessly determined twisted to figure out how to make it work. The main thing I said was that I can't give that much time, that implies I can't mentor in the IPL," Ponting said on The Grade Cricketer digital recording on being inquired as to whether training India was a thought that engaged him.
"I would need to surrender the 7 stuff (Channel 7) in summer. It can't work. In any case, its good to have individuals feel that you can do these challenging tasks. Be that as it may, there's much more than accompanies it other than yes or no."
Ponting added that he was shocked to see Rahul Dravid take up the job, since like him, the previous India skipper also has a family to deal with. BCCI boss Sourav Ganguly had on Wednesday said that it didn't require some investment to persuade Dravid about the job, with Ponting making an appearance that with him not showing revenue, similar individuals guaranteed the perfect man was drawn closer and finished for the gig.
"All things considered, I'm astonished that Dravid has taken it up too. There was a great deal of visit regarding how glad he was in his Under-19 job he had. I don't know about his day to day life but rather I'm certain he has got little youngsters. So I'm astounded that he took it yet as I said, individuals I addressed were certain they got the ideal individual so they were likely ready to get Dravid to do it," added Ponting.