Ricky Ponting has been sacked by Indian Premier League side the Delhi Capitals.
The 57-year-old former Australia captain has been hailed as one of the greatest minds in the sport, with his punditry analysis viewed as the sharpest in the world.
However, the Capitals have been forced to make a fresh change after Ponting failed to guide the team to the finals of the past three IPL campaigns.
Ponting had been involved with the franchise since 2018. rebuilding the side from his first season and taking them to the final in 2020, where they lost to Mumbai.
The Capitals announced their decision to part ways with Ponting on X, initially posting: ‘Thank you Ricky’.
The team then edited the post to make clear that the club had made the decision.
The updated caption said: ‘After 7 seasons, Delhi Capitals has decided to part ways with Ricky Ponting. It’s been a great journey, Coach! Thank you for everything.’
The post contained a graphic featuring pictures of Ponting and the team.
‘As you move on as our head coach, we’re finding it incredibly hard to put this down in words,’ the franchise said.
‘The four things you told us about in every huddle – care, commitment, attitude and effort – they sum up our seven summers together.
‘Seven summers of you being hands-on, but also hands-off, so that we could become better.
‘As athletes, yes, but more importantly, as human beings.
‘Seven summers of you reaching every training session first and leaving last. Seven summers of you sprinting out of the dugout during strategic timeouts and biting your nails off until there were none left.
“Seven summers of your dressing room speeches — the speeches.
“Seven summers of your hugs, shoulder pats and fist pumps for us all — newcomer, superstar … and everyone in-between.”
Ponting has previously been linked with international coaching jobs with Australia and England. It remains to be seen what the 57-year-old does next.
