The 44-year-old Ponting will work with Australia's batsmen for the May 30-July 14 tournament, with current batting coach Graeme Hick preparing the side for the Ashes tour in England, starting in August.
Australian captain Michael Clarke said he was partly responsible for the sacking of former skipper Ricky Ponting from the One-Day squad.
Ponting brushes aside Maxwell's bid for Test return
Australia, 4-2 winners of the seven-match ODI series, take on India in a one-off Twenty20 international in Mumbai today.
Australia's captain also praised Brad Williams for his five-wicket haul in the tri-series match against New Zealand.
Ricky Ponting and Stephen Fleming say they still do not fully understand the recommended changes which could come into effect next year.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said he believes that the current England team might be past their absolute peak, adding that Australia can belie their status as Ashes outsiders by regaining the urn in the winter series.
'It is humanly impossible to sustain at the level at which he was playing between 2014 and 2019.' 'The dip had to come.'
England's bowling attack will struggle to bowl out Australia in the Ashes if they prepare flat wickets
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes Rishabh Pant could still play a role despite not being with the team as he recovers from his injury following a car accident in December.
Elaborating on their abilities, the Australian legend added: "Rishabh in the middle order and Dinesh as a finisher, they look extremely dangerous to me."
Rishabh Pant's on-field decisions as Delhi Capitals captain in IPL 2022 might have come under the scanner of former players but the wicketkeeper has got the 'full backing' of head coach Ricky Ponting.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting dropped a hint to his country's selectors that they revisit David Warner's place in the playing XI if he continues to fire blanks in Test cricket in the sub-continent.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes South Africa has a slight edge over New Zealand in their Champions Trophy semifinal clash.
Since the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008, only four cricketers have played a match in all 18 IPL seasons.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has revealed before the London court that he was with New Zealand batsman Brendan McCullum when the latter received a phone call from Chris Cairns regarding business proposal linked to match-fixing.
'If there had been 10 teams in IPL 1, 2 or 3 the talent pool would have been stretched thin but now the depth in Indian cricket alone means you have seven world class players as the local Indian player and the overseas players complement them.'
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting rates Sachin Tendulkar as technically the best batter he ever played against. The legendary Indian cricketer, he says, always found a way to combat anything the bowlers threw at him.
Ricky Ponting has remained Australia captain despite being well past his use by date because the team simply does not have the replacement for him, says celebrated hockey coach Ric Charlesworth who refused the offer to coach the cricket team at one stage.
Rajaneesh Gupta lists the amazing numbers that make Rohit Sharma one of the finest ODI batters of his time.
Australian great Shane Warne and former captain Ricky Ponting lamented technical failings and mental approach as their countrymen were shot out for a humiliating 60 by England on the first morning of the fourth Ashes Test on Thursday.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that the roaring success of the day-night Test match in Adelaide could be seen as an example to secure embattled Hobart's status as a Test venue.
Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes India captain Virat Kohli is a better batsman across the three formats than legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting.
Ricky Ponting has revealed he might not be able to resist the lure of the Ashes if Australia asked him to come out of Test retirement.
'Me and a lot of his close friends have reached out to him.'
Cricket Australia (CA) has slapped 12-month bans on Steve Smith and David Warner, while suspending Cameron Bancroft, who was caught using a piece of sandpaper on the ball in the Cape Town Test, for nine months following the controversy which rocked cricket in Australia.
'I'm leaning towards McSweeney now for that opening role at the start of the Australian summer.'
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels David Warner will have it tough to fight back into the team given his barren run with the bat.
Chahal, thrilled to join the setup, shared his excitement about working with Ponting and teaming up with Shreyas Iyer, the likely captain of the franchise.
Australia's Ricky Ponting will retire from Test cricket after this week's third match against South Africa, the 37-year-old said on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting was not just into amassing hundreds in his heydays as a player, the two-time World Cup winning former Australia captain has revealed that he also meticulously collected every bat with which he scored an international ton, complete with the exact score and the name of opposition written on it by him.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting told a news conference on Tuesday that the selectors saw no reason to tamper with the side that won last week's first Test in Melbourne by 337 runs.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is convinced that the responsibility of captaincy will make swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant an even better player in the upcoming IPL.
Out-of-form Ricky Ponting is facing the heat from all quarters after Australia failed to retain the Ashes from England but his former team-mate Glenn McGrath feels the Aussie skipper will beat Sachin Tendulkar for the record of maximum runs in Test cricket.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India.
Australia should stick with Joe Burns as David Warner's opening partner for next month's first Test against India
'We're just starting to scratch the surface. So let's keep working hard together as a family, as one. And we're going to get better every day.'
Former Australia opener Justin Langer said it is good to see that a selection culture that rewarded mediocrity has ended.
Former India batsman Gautam Gambhir was appointed as captain of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils.
