Ponting on IPL retentions and Punjab Kings’ strategy

Ponting discussed his decisions during an interview with Sanjana Ganesan on The ICC Review and the former Australia skipper said he was looking forward to building a squad from scratch with Punjab.

“I’m most excited about a new, fresh start. It starts to come together today, with the retention list. It’s well documented as to what I’ve done with Punjab (Kings),” Ponting said.

“We’re only going in with two uncapped players and we’re going into the auction with the biggest purse by a long way. So, we’ve got the ability to put a whole squad of players together.”

Ponting went on to discuss how he wanted Punjab Kings, who have failed to make the IPL playoffs since 2014, to play a completely new brand of cricket.

“A couple of new coaching staff come in as well (for Punjab Kings). The main and most important thing for me is making this whole franchise different. Making it different from outside, making the results on-field look different," Ponting noted.

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