IPL: Former Australian captain and one of the greatest players ever to play cricket - Ricky Ponting, has officially parted ways with Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals, as the seven-year tenure between the parties now comes to an end. Though the tenure did not produce any IPL titles, but under the tutelage of arguably the most dominant and successful captain in the history of the sport, the franchise produced domestic talents and nurtured several players that shaped their career immensely well.
Under his tenure, Delhi Capitals created history, as they qualified for their first ever Indian Premier League final (in 2020) but faced the mighty Mumbai Indians in the final, and inspite of showing grit and fightback, they fell short, as Mumbai Indians managed to retain their crown and won back-to-back IPL titles.
Ricky Ponting has had a good relationship with the players and many young Indian players have truly learned and nourished under the Australian legend.
Here's What Delhi Capitals Said In Their 'Heartfelt' Post For Ricky Ponting
"As you move on as our Head Coach, we're finding it incredibly hard to put this down in words. The four things you told us about in every huddle - care, commitment, attitude and effort - they sum up our seven summers together."
"Seven summers of you being hands-on, but also hands-off, so that we could become better. As athletes, yes, but more importantly, as human beings. Seven summers of you reaching every training session first, and leaving last. Seven summers of you sprinting out of the dugout during strategic timeouts, and biting your nails off until there were none left."
"Seven summers of your dressing room speeches the speeches, Oh!(Separate post for that loading) Seven summers of your hugs, shoulder pats and fist pumps for us all - newcomer, superstar... and everyone in-between."
"Thank you for everything, Coach!" Like you often close out, 'Let's leave this here mate, grab ah, get back to work tomorrow, yeah?'