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IPL 2026 PBKS vs GT | PBKS coach Ponting confident of the batting options available

March 30, 2026 admin

Punjab Kings’ coach Ricky Ponting. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Punjab Kings enters the IPL season without one of its unsung heroes from last campaign, Josh Inglis. The Australia wicketkeeper-batter played the role of an enforcer at No. 3 when called upon, providing lightning-quick starts even after an early dismissal. While efficiently replacing…

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Adam Gilchrist Disagrees With Ricky Ponting, Declares This Player As The “Greatest”

February 12, 2025 admin

Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has weighed in on the greatest all-rounder debate, challenging Ricky Ponting’s assertion that Jacques Kallis is the best cricketer of all time. While Ponting recently hailed Kallis for his staggering numbers with both bat and ball, Gilchrist believes statistics alone don’t define greatness and instead placed the late…

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Ricky Ponting Deduces Virat Kohli’s Problem, Tells Him To “Find Love…”

January 8, 2025 admin

File image of Virat Kohli.© AFP Former Australian captain Ponting has no shame in admitting that he carried on playing at the highest level longer than he should have. Back in 2022, Kohli had taken a month off from the game and that worked well for him. Ponting feels time has come for…

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Shastri, Ponting question Shami’s injury management, say his inclusion could have boosted India

January 7, 2025 admin

File photo of Mohammed Shami. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Questioning Mohammed Shami’s injury management, former greats Ravi Shastri and Ricky Ponting feel the veteran pacer could have tilted the series in India’s favour had he been added to the squad in the second half of the five-match Border-Gavaskar series. India’s decade-long stranglehold on the…

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Better Than Ashes, India-Pakistan? Ricky Ponting’s Huge Claim About India-Australia Rivalry

January 6, 2025 admin

With unprecedented attendance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that it’s hard to argue that the rivalry between the two teams isn’t the biggest in world cricket. Historically, the England-Australia rivalry is seen as the biggest in Test cricket but the attendance record for the…

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Ricky Ponting Gives “Best Ever” Compliment To Jasprit Bumrah After Sensational BGT

January 5, 2025 admin

Jasprit Bumrah was nominated the ‘Player of the Series’© AFP Despite India ending up losing the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 1-3, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes that pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah’s exploits are not only the best he’s seen of a visiting bowler in Australia but probably also the best fast-bowling display of…

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Rested Or Dropped? Ricky Ponting’s Blunt “Face Value” Verdict On Rohit Sharma’s Omission

January 3, 2025 admin

India captain Rohit Sharma opted to rest in the 5th Test against Australia.© AFP Australia cricketing great Ricky Ponting feels the path for Rohit Sharma to play Tests again will be a long and difficult one after the regular Indian skipper opted to rest from the ongoing fifth Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test at the…

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Virat Kohli – Out Or Not Out At Sydney Cricket Ground? Experts Divided On Decision

January 3, 2025 admin

First day of the ongoing fifth Test between India and Australia grabbed a lot of limelight due to multiple reasons. The day with Rohit Sharma missing the match and giving the captaincy to Jasprit Bumrah. As everyone was coping with Rohit’s absence, another row escalated after star batter Virat Kohli got embroiled into…

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“Don’t Hide Behind Jasprit Bumrah”: Ricky Ponting Decodes Rohit Sharma’s Viral Chat With Team

December 29, 2024 admin

Australia were 91/6 at one stage, before Pat Cummins led a strong rearguard with the tail© X (Twitter) India captain Rohit Sharma was not happy with pacer Mohammed Siraj and Akash Deep as Australia’s tail frustrated them on Day 4 of the 4th Test in Melbourne on Sunday. Rohit was seen having an…

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“You Can’t Hang A Man…”: India And Australia Ex-Cricketers Argue Over Virat Kohli’s Fine For Sam Konstas Clash

December 27, 2024 admin

Virat Kohli was not extended any special treatment, asserted Indian great Sunil Gavaskar but some former Australian players felt the batting superstar got away lightly for his physical altercation with debutant Sam Konstas in the ongoing Boxing Day Test here. Kohli was fined 20 per cent of his match fee and handed a…

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