From January 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024 -- during which Joe Root hit 17 centuries, Kane Williamson has hit, Steve Smith has made six tons but Virat Kohli has managed just two centuries.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting opened the Test series against West Indies with an innings of 158 at Sabina Park on Thursday and declared himself delighted to be back in the long version of the game. Ponting scored a century in his last Test appearance but that was back in January against India -- since then he has been focused on one-day and Twenty20 cricket in India and struggling to make scores.
Former India coach Ravi Shastri and senior spinner Ravichandran Ashwin have backed the Impact Player rule, stating that it leads to more close finishes.
He became the first player to record 100 wins in the shortest format of the game.
The Australian captain spent most of the day in bed with a stomach virus.
"They have really been consistent over the past two years," said Rahul Dravid.
The expansion in headcount will come across nearly 13 of its business verticals including agriculture and nutrition, construction, automotives, renewable energy, textiles and chemicals.
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.
Senior Australian batsman Ricky Ponting has been awarded country's highest civil honour along with a host of sportspersons of international repute.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting is hoping for a "Tendulkar-sort rebirth" after his century against India in the World Cup quarter-final in Ahmedabad last Thursday.
Embattled former Australia captain Ricky Ponting managed to retain his place in the 13-member squad for the first cricket Test against India, starting in Melbourne on Monday.
Former Australian paceman Geoff Lawson feels Ricky Ponting is self-indulgent and says the batsman should have announced his retirement from after the Adelaide Test against India last month.
Australia are not exactly favourites at next month's World Twenty20 Championship given their past record, but skipper Ricky Ponting feels it is hard to predict a team's chances in a format, which is perhaps the most unpredictable of all. 'We were disappointed with the way we exited the tournament the last time around. You can expect a bold showing from Australia,' he said.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said it was his responsibility to make young players better human beings.
Ricky Ponting, who stepped down from the captaincy in March and turned 37 on Monday, needs a first Test ton in nearly two years merely to save his career.
Australia need to improve despite their 50-run victory over West Indies in Saturday's Champions Trophy Group A match, captain Ricky Ponting said.
Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina, Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar have got a place in former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's Best XI of Indian Premier League 2017.
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The 21-year-old Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler has turned heads with his raw pace and razor-sharp control.
The Australia captain claimed S Sreesanth had passed remarks and taunted five batsmen as they stepped in and out of the dressing room during the fourth ODI in Chandigarh.
Warne, Ponting, Langer to play Twenty20 bushfire match; Serena donates Auckland winnings to help raise money.
Recently retired batting greats Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey have both ruled out returning to the Australia team for the back-to-back Ashes series against England this year.
The Australian captain claimed that his side has devised strategies to silence Yuvraj Singh in the fourth one-day international in Chandigarh.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting is likely to be the primary target of the tough calls that Cricket Australia's first full-time selector Greg Chappell is poised to make.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting feels Shane Watson is the best possible replacement for sacked all-rounder Andrew Symonds and has backed him to be in the playing XI during next month's Test series against India.
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan believes Australia captain Ricky Ponting will lose his job if he fails to secure an Ashes victory this winter.
Taking a swipe at Shane Warne in a bid to soften the scrutiny on captain Ricky Ponting, Australian national selector Merv Hughes has said that Warne's criticism was unfair.
Whether it be pulling a short delivery to the fence or plucking a lightning-quick catch in the slips, Ricky Ponting's formidable powers of anticipation have rarely been questioned throughout his storied career.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said that England batter Joe Root is fulfilling his full potential with his run over two years.
Virat Kohli not only hammered his 47th ODI ton, but also crossed 13,000 runs in ODI cricket.
The Australian captain said there had been two incidents on the field that his side could have handled better.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting figured in a fresh row on Monday, arguing with the on-field umpires and holding up game for several minutes on day four of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington. With gushing winds -- measuring 130kmph -- sweeping the stadium, the virtual-eye cameras could not provide the actual trajectory of the ball and that infuriated Ponting who kept arguing with the umpires.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting admitted umpiring blunders marred the second Test against India but hoped the match would be remembered for all the right reasons.
Australia cruised to a 50-run victory over West Indies after skipper Ricky Ponting smashed his 29th ODI century in the fourth One Day International at the Gabba, Brisbane, on Sunday.
Australia Test skipper-in-waiting, however, said India does have the ability to be a top side.
