There were rumours of former Australia captain Ricky Ponting becoming the new coach of the Kangaroos for the T20 World Cup to be played in 2020 at the country itself. And Ponting has come out to confess that the rumours were indeed true.

The legendary former right-handed batsman claimed that he would like to work with his nation’s cricket team at some capacity and has had talks with Cricket Australia. However, he also claimed that everything is undecided as of yet.

"I've had discussions with Cricket Australia for a long time about getting involved somewhere in some way shape or form," the veteran cricketer said.

"I would like to get involved somewhere if it works out that way, but certainly nothing has been decided as yet," Ponting assured.

Punter has already been involved with the coaching aspect of the game as he was the assistant coach of Australia during their 3 T20I games against Sri Lanka, working alongside stand-in head coach, Justin Langer, and Jason Gillespie.

He has also coached the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and is set to be the head coach of the Delhi Daredevils in next year’s edition. However, his commitments with Australia could deter him from participating in the endeavours of foreign leagues and he has confessed that he is already aware of it.

"There's tournaments all over the world at different times, it is going to interfere with things I've already got locked in which I'm obviously enjoying," he concluded.

Ponting is expected to play the role of Lehmann’s assistant in Australia’s upcoming tri-nation series against England and New Zealand that begins from next month.