'He is 33 years of age now and he will want to continue playing for a few more years I am sure and have a crack at breaking some records that he is not far off breaking. Maybe if he does that as a batter and without the extra responsibility of captaincy, it might make it a bit easier for him'
Australia's two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting believes India will have to over some mental demons to win an elusive ICC trophy.
Delhi Capitals, who finished the IPL 2021 league stage on the top of the points table, have beaten Chennai Super Kings in both their league matches.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that Steve Smith will bat in the top three in the Indian Premier League
'And with India we see that they just keep fighting. They've been up for the battle and the contest right the way through this series so far.'
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said Tim Paine's resignation from the captaincy due to a 'sexting' scandal will "inevitably" be a distraction during the five-Test Ashes series against England.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald accused the Indian team of trying to 'intimidate' young batter Sam Konstas.
'He knows that Gabba will be a different wicket where he will get to face a lot of bounce and pace and that back foot game needs to be included in his game.'
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting backed Rishabh Pant after his strategic blunder cost the team a spot in the play-offs, saying he is still young and learning the ropes of captaincy and remains the right choice for the job.
With this bat in hand, Ricky Ponting managed to score two centuries in his 100th Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
This period saw big stars of the likes of Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev fade into the sunset while it was witness to the birth of slew of young Indian cricketers that made their mark home and abroad.
'Shreyas Iyer likes a challenge, tough situations, playing against the top teams.'
'Completely acted wrong': Kohli shock as star avoids ban for 'ridiculous' clash with Aussie teen'
'I know he's done a bit of it in The Hundred (with the London Spirit) but having someone like Shane Warne to take over the England cricket team now he would have done a great job.'
'How is Jaspreet Bumrah even allowed to bowl with that action?' one Aussie asked on social media. 'He is clearly chucking.'
'Me and a lot of his close friends have reached out to him.'
Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal were snapped up by Punjab Kings in a massive Rs 18 crore deals.
Delhi Capitals skipper Iyer praised head coach Ricky Ponting for his leadership.
'Would he have dominated during my era or before my era? I think he would.'
Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, K L Rahul and Arshdeep Singh headline the top bracket of elite players at the IPL mega auction.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is convinced that the responsibility of captaincy will make swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant an even better player in the upcoming IPL.
Justin Langer has taken himself out of contention for the head coach position of the Indian cricket team.
Ricky Ponting said that Australia winning the World Cup was the highlight of his career
Delhi Capitals chief coach Ricky Pointing expressed extreme displeasure with the "really sloppy" fielding and poor execution by his bowlers in the 50-run defeat to Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL match in Lucknow on Saturday.
A phenomenal talent like Kuldeep Yadav required a "positive environment", filled with a lot of "love and attention" to blossom and he got that at Delhi Capitals, says head coach Ricky Ponting.
The bids on Rishabh Pant could well soar like his audacious no-look six in the ongoing Perth Test, as he seems poised to become the highest paid player among the 577 who will go under the hammer at the two-day IPL mega auction, starting in Jeddah on Sunday.
A call on David Warner's participation in the IPL game against Gujarat Titans will be taken only after the fitness test ahead of the match.
Watson joins the DC coaching staff comprising Ricky Ponting (Head Coach), Pravin Amre (Assistant Coach), Ajit Agarkar (Assistant Coach) and James Hopes (Bowling Coach).
Ponting, who coached Delhi Capitals in the currently-suspended Indian Premier League, said one of the reasons for Australia not having a good finisher was that all of the best batsmen of the country bat in top four in Big Bash League.
'I think it's more about trying to challenge both edges of the bat'
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting revealed that Prithvi Shaw refused to listen to his advice to bat in the nets after he hit a bad patch in the IPL last year.
Ponting also said that Pujara's approach put more pressure on other Indian batsmen and the right-handed batsman needs to be wary of this fact
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.
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.
'If there had been 10 teams in IPL 1, 2 or 3 the talent pool would have been stretched thin but now the depth in Indian cricket alone means you have seven world class players as the local Indian player and the overseas players complement them.'
Ponting said the way DC played they deserve to be in the title clash this season.
'He has got to do a bit of work on his 'keeping and he will also become a better batsman.'
The Rajasthan Royals have retained their core group of players, including captain Sanju Samson, as they look to build on their recent success.
Ricky Pointing is perplexed why people in India try to 'find a reason' to not pick Virat Kohli in the India T20 team.
When asked to pick the 'best batsman' he has bowled to, Afridi named legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara and South Africa's AB de Villiers.
