Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma said the key to their triumph in the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League was sticking together as a team despite getting off to a horrific start.
Australia's vice-captain Adam Gilchrist said Mahendra singh Dhoni showed great maturity while leading the team in South Africa and played a key role in India's Twenty20 World Cup triumph.
After his unbeaten century on day one of the fourth and final Test against India at Adelaide on Tuesday, Ricky Ponting now aggregates more runs than any other batsman against India in Test cricket.The former Australia captain, who was unbeaten on 137 in his team's total of 335-3 when stumps were drawn for the day, now aggregates more runs than any other batsman against India in Test cricket.
Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke grabbed centuries and combined for 251 runs to drive Australia to 335 for 3 as India wilted in the Adelaide sun on the opening day of the fourth Test on Tuesday.
The Indian skipper joined South African great Hashim Amla as the fastest to 50 centuries in international cricket in 348 innings.
Delhi Capitals senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin spoke to head coach Ricky Ponting on the controversial issue of 'Mankading' in which the bowler runs out the batsman at the non-striker's end if he sets off for a run before the ball is bowled.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting asked his bowlers to prepare for a tough outing in their Group B encounter on Saturday, saying an 'unpredictable' Pakistan could give his side the first real test in the World Cup.
Australia's LOI captain was unbeaten on 137 with Test captain Steve Waugh on 43 when rain forced an early end to the second day of the second Test against Zimbabwe.
Australia have called up batsman Adam Voges as cover for injured captain Ricky Ponting on their one-day tour of India, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
Kohli's skill and spikiness on the field reminded many of their own: Australian media
Ricky Ponting piled on the misery for England with a masterful century to help Australia claim a comfortable four-wicket win and a 5-0 lead in the one-day series on Tuesday. Captain Ponting thumped 126 in 109 balls as the visitors eased to their target of 300 with 10 deliveries to spare at Trent Bridge.
Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin feels Michael Clarke is lucky to have former skipper Ricky Ponting by his side and said he would develop into a great captain with time.
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer picked his all-time One-day International team and picked four Indian players including Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its skipper.
Pat Cummins could win the Ashes in England if Australia emerge victorious in the second Test, feels pace legend Glenn McGrath.
Former stumper Steve Rixon believes Australia has lost their ruthless cutting edge under Ricky Ponting and wants Simon Katich to take over the Test captaincy reins.
Rediff.com looks the batting ace's top five of his 41 Test centuries, which has had a big impact on his career.
Ricky Ponting, Australia's most successful one-day cricketer, accepted that his limited overs international career was over on Tuesday but said he wanted to continue in Test cricket and hoped to play in the 2013 Ashes.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting says England's only hope of winning a Test in the upcoming Ashes series is the day/night match in Adelaide and has predicted a 4-0 victory for the hosts.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is confident his team is heading in the right direction to win back the Ashes from England later this year.
Australia's cricketers flew out of Sydney on Saturday bracing themselves for a tough tour of the West Indies. The Australians are overwhelming favourites to win the three tests and five one-day internationals but captain Ricky Ponting said the players were not expecting an easy time.
Dhoni holds the record of winning most matches in all 3 formats -- the first Indian and also the first among current captains from all sides.
Emotions have spilled over at the SCG between India and Australia erlier in the series. The two teams will clash for the first of best-of-three finals at the venue on Sunday.
Former Australian pacer Damien Fleming believes the young pacer has it in him to become the best bowler around.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting said the racism issue was highlighted by the Indian media.
Rival captains Anil Kumble and Ricky Ponting unveiled the Border-Gavaskar trophy at a simple function in Bangalore on Wednesday, the eve of the first Test.
Images from the second match of the Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, on Thursday.
Australia haven't quite played their best cricket in the World Cup, said captain Ricky Ponting on Saturday, promising to turn up the intensity as his team approaches the 'business end' of the mega-event.
If found guilty, the Indian off-spinner could face a ban of between two and four Tests or between four and eight ODIs.
Pakistan have now suffered defeat in 11 consecutive international matches against Australia. The sequence started in September 2009 with the Champions Trophy match at Centurion when Australia registered a two-wicket win off the last ball.
Refusing to underestimate the visitors, Australian captain Ricky Ponting gave India high ratings on all counts ahead of the Test series which gets underway on the Boxing Day in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Australia's stand-in captain said Brad Haddin, who filled in for Ponting in the first ODI, did a great job.
'The last couple of weeks have probably been the toughest couple of weeks I have personally had in my whole life.'
India made one change, bringing in Rohit Sharma for Ramesh Powar, while Sourav Ganguly was ruled unfit for the match.
Australian captain Michael Clarke and former skipper Ricky Ponting are likely to attract most attention when the nine franchises sit for the players' auction of the Indian Premier League 6 in Chennai.
Captain Ricky Ponting believes Shane Watson could replace retired opening batsman Justin Langer in Australia's Test side.
A downcast nation will expect changes to the Australia team after they were routed by England in the second Ashes Test but selectors look to have few real options at their disposal.
Australia have the ability to fight their way back into the Ashes series after their worst defeat to England in nearly a quarter of a century -- but they need to start showing it, captain Ricky Ponting said on Tuesday.
