Punjab Kings appoint Ponting as head coach ahead of IPL 2025 season

New Delhi: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been appointed as the head coach of Punjab Kings on a four-year contract ahead of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Ricky Ponting will replace Trevor Bayliss, who parted ways with the Punjab team in July after finishing ninth in the IPL last season.

Ponting will take over after spending seven seasons with Delhi Capitals. “We are delighted to have Ricky guide and build our team for the next four seasons,” Kings CEO Satish Menon said in a statement. His experience is important to help us. Punjab have not won any IPL title so far as they finished runners-up in 2014.