Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed as the head coach of the Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2025, after serving the Delhi Capitals for seven years and performing decently well as their head coach. Now, it’s time to revive the Punjab Kings franchise, which has been struggling. Whether he will be able to turn the team around is an interesting question, but what does his record say?
Punter, who was phenomenal during his playing career, has also performed decently as a coach.
After IPL 2024, he took the head coach position with the Washington Freedom in MLC, and under his supervision, the team won the championship. Now, what lies ahead for the Punjab Kings under his leadership will be interesting to see.
Ricky Ponting coaching record
| Year | Team | Achievement |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Won IPL Title |
| 2016 | Mumbai Indians | 5th |
| 2018 | Delhi Capitals | 8th |
| 2019 | Delhi Capitals | Reached Playoffs |
| 2020 | Delhi Capitals | Reached IPL Final |
| 2021 | Delhi Capitals | Reached Playoffs |
| 2022 | Delhi Capitals | 5th |
| 2023 | Delhi Capitals | 9th |
| 2024 | Delhi Capitals | 6th |
| 2024 | Washington freedom | Won MLC Title |
As mentioned, there is no question about Ricky Ponting’s extensive experience in coaching, from the IPL to the MLC. It’s also important to note that Ponting was an assistant coach for the Australian T20 squad in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was part of Australia’s coaching staff for the ICC World Cup. With all this experience, eyes are surely going to be on him.
