The humiliation in Adelaide has opened up 'serious wounds' for India and Australia now have a good chance of inflicting on the visitors a whitewash in the four-Test series, reckons former captain Ricky Ponting.
Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh are set to coach the star-studded Ricky Ponting XI and Shane Warne XI, respectively, in the match organised to raise funds for victims.
Ricky Ponting picked India skipper Virat Kohli to lead his all-star Test team of the decade
According to Cricket Australia, Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh will coach the star-studded Ricky Ponting XI and Shane Warne XI teams in a charity cricket match
Ponting said with one down in the very first over, the side wanted to match the runs scored by SRH in the powerplay
Coming into the match with two low scores and mounting pressure, Arya responded with a fearless knock that flipped the script for Punjab and sent a clear message to the league: A star is born.
Australia's captain said the two rescued the side when it was under pressure.
Former India player Gautam Gambhir wants coach Ricky Ponting to deliver the Indian Premier League title for Delhi Capitals this year.
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.
Legendary spinner Shane Warne and South Africa's Dale Steyn have been named alongside one another by former Australian skipper Michael Clarke in his best ever Test side.
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.
Australia still searching for their best formula in ODIs, says Finch
'Obviously, he brings a lot of good things to the Test side. Not only from the batting point of view, but from the keeping point of view as well.'
'I don't think it's deserved. I think he'll be able to work through that. It's a new challenge for him, a new position.'
While Sachin Tendulkar's 2013 farewell became a national pilgrimage, a vibrant celebration befitting a cricketing deity, the exits of many other Indian icons this century have been quieter journeys into the twilight.
Wisden, the highly respected cricket publication, on Wednesday named Virender Sehwag as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of its first ever Dream Test XI which has five Indians in the ranks.
Sourav Ganguly will lead the Asian XI team that will take on the World XI in Australia for the benefit of tsunami victims.
Australia's legend Ricky Ponting said the Impact Player rule in the IPL has made the batters more fearless and stronger
Revealing that Shaun Marsh's elevation to the number three spot in the Australian Test team was a part of captain Michael Clarke's 'long-term plan', Ricky Ponting has said that he has no problem in moving down the order as long as he is part of the playing XI.
West Indies legend Brian Lara will team up with some of Australia's finest players like Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer and Glenn McGrath for the Australian Legends XI, which will take on Big Bash League champions Perth Scorchers in the Festival of Cricket match in Perth on Friday.
Sachin Tendulkar was the only current cricketer named in ESPNcricinfo's all-time Test World XI which did not include Australian captain Ricky Ponting and the likes of Brian Lara, Glenn McGrath, Sunil Gavaskar.
Australian batting great Ricky Ponting said Rishabh Pant's 'surprise' omission from India's playing XI in their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan shows the quality the team possesses heading into the World T20.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting described Aussies skipper Pat Cummins' captaincy as "old-fashioned" as he set fields and unravel plans over a long period of time.
Kohli has managed just 111 runs in three Tests against Australia but Ponting is not worried about lack of runs.
The Australian captain is looking to make up for the Ashes loss in the Test and one-dayers against an ICC World XI.
Sachin Tendulkar faced six deliveries for raising funds for Bushfire charity
"There's no chance I'll be missing my wedding," Finch told reporters.
The Australian cricket team on Monday arrived in New Delhi for a Test and ODI series against India starting October 1 in Mohali.
Shafali met Tendulkar and posted a picture with him on her Twitter handle.
The irony of being the lone Indian head coach in an Indian Premier League franchise is not lost on Anil Kumble who firmly believes that the piece of statistic is not a "true reflection" of country's coaching resources.
Ricky Ponting-led Australia will be keen to get vital match practice, and key Indian players returning from injuries are looking to assess their fitness, when the visitors and Board President's XI clash in a three-day practice match in Chandigarh on Saturday.
'But we need to turn around our cricket quickly and three games and no wins, you can't afford to get bad starts in IPL.'
Ponting is hoping to "get a bit more out of Axar" when he turns up for Delhi Capitals in this IPL.
Both sides made one change from Wednesday's first match, won convincingly by Australia by 93 runs.
A new look Kings XI Punjab under Ravichandran Ashwin will take on Delhi Daredevils in their opening encounter of IPL-2018 here tomorrow, as both sides look to begin the T20 tournament on a winning note.
Ponting shrugged off Australia's injury worries and the idea of there being risk in rushing Smith and Warner into the team.
Ricky Ponting, head coach of Delhi Capitals, believes that his team's inability to score runs during the middle overs cost them
Former England captain Michael Vaughan rated Australia's World Cup triumph as the best in the tournament's history after they upstaged a rampaging India in front of a vociferous crowd.
The batting icon, who will retire from Test cricket after playing against the West Indies in his landmark 200th match in Mumbai next month, was named at his number four slot in the team, announced to mark 150 years of the Cricketers' Almanack, in London.
Shaw's scores this season have been: 12, 7, 0, 15.
