Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting will be retained as the head coach of Delhi Capitals despite the franchise`s embarrassing ninth-place finish in the last edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), co-owner Parth Jindal hinted.

Speculations were rife that Ponting might not continue after a poor show but Jindal took to Twitter to dispel all doubts as he announced that the core think-tank of Director of Cricket Sourav Ganguly and Ponting will continue.