Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting termed IPL as a big tournament where the best cricketers in the world played.

As quoted in cricket.com.au, Ponting said, “It’s a huge tournament, you’re working with the best players in the world and you’re unearthing and seeing some incredible Indian talent. I think the best way to describe the IPL to people who haven’t been there or seen it is you talk to the young Aussie guys who go and play and they say every game is like an AFL Grand Final. the atmosphere that’s created around a lot of these venues is unbelievable.”

The Tasmanian recently was named as the coach by Delhi Daredevils, this will be the second team that he will be coaching after Mumbai Indians, where he won the title in 2015.

Ponting also said the timing of the tournament fits perfect, he said, “For all those reasons it’s great to be part of, and the other thing is that it’s eight or nine weeks. It’s not a huge time commitment so it fits in really well with where my life’s at.”