Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting at pre-match training © BCCI

Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting, coaches at the IPL, have a chat in Jaipur © BCCI

Daredevils head coach Ricky Ponting addresses the media in Delhi © Delhi Daredevils

Ricky Ponting was inducted into the Hall of Fame © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting is one of the three inductions to the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame © Getty Images

Delhi Daredevils coach Ricky Ponting was in attendance at the 2018 IPL auction © BCB Media

Shikhar Dhawan receives the golden bat award from Ricky Ponting © AFP

Shane Watson has a chat with Ricky Ponting before start of play © Getty Images

Kolkata Knight Riders assistant coach Simon Katich and Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting have a chat © BCCI

Nita Ambani and Rohit Sharma ring the opening bell at the Bombay Stock Exchange © Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians coach Ricky Ponting and Sundar Raman, CEO (sports) of Reliance chat at the player auction © BCCI

Ricky Ponting with his wife Rianna at the Australian Open © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting with a newly unveiled statue of himself © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting poses beside a statue of himself © Getty Images

The Ricky Ponting statue before it was unveiled © AFP

Ricky Ponting with a newly-unveiled statue of himself © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting, working in the media © PA Photos

A beaming Ricky Ponting rings the five-minute bell © Getty Images