Ricky Ponting in talks to train Washington Freedom in Primary League Cricket

The mythical former Australian captain is deciding if he can decide to each the US-based MLC festival and observation tasks on the T20 International Cup, to be held in North The united states and the Caribbean in June.

The second one version of MLC will start handiest 4 days after the T20 International Cup ultimate is performed in Barbados on June 30.

Ponting will be the highest-profile signing with MLC, a six-team festival that debuted closing 12 months and has gained monetary backing from IPL facets.

“We are not there but, I have never dedicated to anything else simply but, however I have had some preliminary discussions [with Washington],” Ponting advised SEN. “The time of the 12 months kind of suits in ok for me, however I have were given a truly aggravating low season once more. After I say low season, there is no such factor as an low season for cricketers anymore.”

Ponting will trainer IPL aspect the Delhi Capitals for a 6th consecutive 12 months from subsequent month forward of his attainable involvements with MLC and the International Cup.

A extremely rated pundit for Channel 7, Ponting isn’t but locked in to commentate the T20 International Cup. The International Cup would be the first broadcast in Australia on streaming carrier Amazon Top, which obtained unique rights to ICC occasions till 2027 in a landmark deal struck closing 12 months.

“It is doubtlessly every other large 12 months of time away if I need it, so there are issues I have started working via,” Ponting stated. “If I am in truth going to be commentating the T20 International Cup or no longer and if I am not doing that, the place does MLC have compatibility in?”

Ponting prior to now coached the Mumbai Indians and has labored within the Australian set-up, maximum lately as an assistant to former head trainer Justin Langer.

“I like the training aspect of it,” Ponting stated. “I like running with the most efficient gamers on the planet and looking for a strategy to lead them to higher, and profitable some video games alongside the best way.”

Ponting’s former Australian team-mate Shane Watson used to be trainer of the San Francisco Unicorns closing season, whilst Aaron Finch, Dwayne Bravo, Rashid Khan and Quinton de Kock have been amongst famous person gamers concerned.