On July 13, Ponting stepped down as head coach, bringing an end to a seven-year association with the franchise, ahead of the mega auction in the run-up to the 2025 season of the tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Yeah, I did (see it coming), because being over there in India this year, watching it live, from an Indian perspective, it just didn't seem right in the dugout. There was obviously a bit going on, there was tension between the support staff, and maybe the players. Like, Rishabh Pant was in charge and looked quite relaxed, but it just didn't look right,\" said Alyssa.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ponting was appointed as DC's head coach in 2018 when the side was called Delhi Daredevils. After failing to enter the IPL playoffs that, DC made it to the business end of the competition in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In 2020, DC made it to an IPL final for the first time but ended up as runners-up to Mumbai Indians in Dubai. But after the 2021 season, DC suffered a slump as they didn\u2019t enter IPL playoffs in 2022, 2023 and 2024 seasons. In IPL 2024, DC finished in sixth position, winning and losing seven games each.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ponting was appointed as DC's head coach in 2018 when the side was called Delhi Daredevils. After failing to enter the IPL playoffs that, DC made it to the business end of the competition in the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons.<\/p>\r\n\r\n