Former Captain Ricky Ponting named Australia’s assistant coach for Twenty20 Series
The former Australian Captain Ricky Ponting will join Australia’s coaching staff as an assistant to coach the team for next month’s home Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka. Ponting will work alongwith former team-mates Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie for the series which would begin in
Melbourne on February 17 before heading to Geelong (February 20) and Adelaide (February 22).
The trio coaching staff led by Langer will serve in an interim staff as the incumbent coach Darren Lehmann is away for Australia’s Test tour of India. It is Ponting’s first chance to coach the national side. The 42-year-old previously coached the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League, leading the T20 side to a championship in 2015.
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