Australia will have to guard against the “thorn in their side” Cheteshwar Pujara and a “back at his best” Virat Kohli if they are to counter India in the World Test Championship final at The Oval next week, feels legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting. India’s Test batting mainstay Pujara could provide valuable insights to his teammates, …
File photo of Ricky Ponting© BCCI/Sportzpics Batting legend Ricky Ponting feels that India should have picked Hardik Pandya in their squad for the World Test Championships final against Australia in London, saying his all-round abilities could have turned out to be the deciding factor in the one-off game. Pandya has not played a Test since …
Ricky Ponting has selected his Combined Test XI from the Australia and India squads ahead of the ICC World Test Championship final which will be held on June 7 at Oval in England. Australia legend Ricky Ponting has turned to recent form over reputation when picking a combined XI from the two teams set to …
The International Cricket Council has distanced itself from Ricky Ponting’s claims of “talks” within the sport’s governing body to address pay disparity in Test cricket. At the curtain raiser of the World Test Championship final earlier this month, Ponting had said that discussions were on at a very high level in the ICC to ensure …
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes that the conditions of the Oval will be similar to Australia and this will give the Aussies a slight edge against India in the World Test Championship 2023 final. “I think it will be a bit more similar to an Australian wicket than it will be to an …
Australia legend Ricky Ponting believes that star Indian batsman Virat Kohli’s wicket would be the most prized for Australia in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship 2023 Final as the former Indian skipper is ‘back to his absolute best’. Ponting is set to head back home following Delhi Capitals’ final game of IPL 2023 against …
Kuldeep Yadav in action for Delhi Capitals in IPL 2023© BCCI Delhi Capitals pulled off a thrilling win over Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 on Wednesday but their fielding effort left a lot to be desired. After posting a mammoth total on the board, DC looked disciplined in their bowling but …
Ricky Ponting might not be DC’s head coach in 2024© BCCI/Sportzpics Changes are expected considering the miserable season Delhi Capitals have had in Indian Premier League 2023. With the david warner-led side still placed bottom of the points table, speculations are rife over Ricky Ponting‘s exit as the head coach of the franchise. If that …
Australia dominated world cricket for more than a decade. During the same period, the team won three back-to-back ODI World Cup titles. In 1999, steve waugh led Australia to their second World Cup title, before passing the baton to Ricky Pontingwho outshined him with back-to-back World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007. During Australia’s period …
Prithvi Shaw’s pre-tournament net sessions had convinced Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting that a breakthrough IPL season awaited him but he now has to admit that a lot of openers in other IPL teams are performing better than the colorful Mumbai batter. Shaw has been dropped after playing six games and it is unlikely …