Ricky Ponting joins Big Bash League team Hobart Hurricanes as Head of Strategy for 3 years

Ricky Ponting has signed a three-year deal with Hobart Hurricanes, for whom he had played between 2011-13. He will begin his tenure effectively immediately.

Australian great and IPL team Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has been named as head of strategy of the Big Bash League team Hobart Hurricanes.

The 47-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Hurricanes, for whom he had played between 2011-13.

In the new role with the Hurricanes, Ponting will identify candidates for the now-vacant head coach job, and work on match and list strategy with the then-appointed coach. He will begin his tenure effectively immediately.

PUNTER’S IN PURPLEWe’re excited to welcome Tasmania’s own Ricky Ponting back to the Hurricanes familyRicky has signed a three-year deal as the Hurricanes’ @BBL Head of Strategy.#TasmaniasTeam pic.twitter.com/oItPuIGGnS

"The competition and the game itself have changed enormously from when I played for the Hurricanes back in BBL|01 and BBL|02, and I know so much more about the nuances of the T20 game now than I did then," Ponting said in a statement.