The Australian fast bowler is poised to return to Test cricket after terrorising New Zealand in the recent one-day series.
Australia crushed New Zealand by 122 runs at Napier on Saturday to complete a 5-0 sweep of their one-day series.
Australia's reached 575 for eight declared before New Zealand stumbled to 56 for two at the close of the second day's play in the second Test.
'There's going to be light at the end of the tunnel, he's going to be seeing that very soon.'
Harbhajan Singh became the third Indian and 22nd cricketer in the world to claim 300 or more wickets in Test cricket when he dismissed Australia captain Ricky Ponting on the second day of the fourth and final Test in Nagpur on Friday. The Punjab offie, who is playing his 72nd Test, is behind just-retired Anil Kumble (619 from 132 Tests) and Kapil Dev (434 from 131 Tests).
Ravi Shastri is tipping the side he had coached to continue their recent dominance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
The Australia leg spinner will return after a one-year ban to play against Sri Lanka President's XI.
The fiery Indian pacer said he was not scared of any batsmen or the Australian crowd when the team tours Down Under.
Head has dominated the batting chart with 409 runs in the first three Tests with two hundreds and a fifty, and former Australia captain Chappell believes his simplicity and aggression are behind his success as a Test batter.
Australian captain Michael Clarke has told Ricky Ponting that he has his number and he should call him if there is anything worth talking about as the pair wrestle publicly over comments in the former captain's book.
The 21-year-old Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler has turned heads with his raw pace and razor-sharp control.
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul and Arshdeep Singh headline the top bracket of elite players at the IPL mega auction.
Rohit is a tough cookie and the genial exterior concealed his real feelings as he said that playing under Pandya is no different from playing under any other captain.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said that England batter Joe Root is fulfilling his full potential with his run over two years.
Questions are mounting on when the 37-year-old India captain will finally call time on his Test career.
Australia great Ricky Ponting says India are reaping the rewards of sticking with Virat Kohli, who bounced back in style to ignite hopes for their second World Cup title in the T20 format after 15 years.
Australia beat New Zealand by nine wickets to win the third and final Test with a day to spare.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting believes that captain Rishabh Pant understands the game very well and the extra responsibility of leading the team will be a motivating factor for the wicketkeeper-batsman in IPL 2021.
Azharuddin, who played 334 ODIs and 99 Tests for India, on Wednesday said he won't be surprised if selectors see Pant as an option for Indian captaincy in the near future.
The former Australia captain declared that Australia's top-order batsman Usman Khawaja will outscore Indian skipper Virat Kohli in the upcoming four-Test series.
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
Steven Smith to pick Ricky Ponting's brain for captaincy tips.
'Rishabh is very confident that he's going to be right to play.'
Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar did not find a place in Kumar Sangakkara's list of all-time XI while Rahul Dravid was the lone Indian in the team selected by the former Sri Lankan skipper.
Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting invited severe criticism for opting to bat on a green Sydney Cricket Ground pitch on the first day of the second Test against Pakistan.
Former captain Ricky Ponting felt Cricket Australia left the door ajar for Smith but any move to reinstate him in that role would need to take account of public opinion.
Sachin Tendulkar has admitted that the bats he played with and those he sees now are different.
Joe Root was presented with a silver bat to commemorate his 10,000 runs in the longest format.
Australia skipper Michael Clarke's faith in his under-fire senior pros Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey went a long way in his team's crushing 122-run win over India in the first cricket Test, in Melbourne, on Thursday, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Monday backed Rahul Dravid as one of the best candidates to coach the Indian cricket team.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting backed Labuschagne to return to his best.
"There could be up to eight guys who might not ever play Test cricket again in this touring squad. That's a big number... half the squad," Ponting was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.com.
Ricky Ponting has offered technical advice to Australia's batters Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to counter England's bowling attack ahead of the second Ashes Test.
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