Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that Steve Smith will bat in the top three in the Indian Premier League
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.
Harbhajan Singh is the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick. He achieved this feat while playing against Australia at Kolkata in March 2001 by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne.
Major cricket event will return to Pakistan after more than two decades with the country set to host the 2025 Champions Trophy, an ICC flagship tournament.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has questioned Joe Root's comments about England's bowlers during the Ashes and said that as captain of the touring side the onus is on him to make changes when needed.
Delhi done in by poor batting as Karnataka win by 4 wickets
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Coming back after a month-long break from cricket, Kohli scored a 34-ball 35 against the arch-rivals.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes it was important that Virat Kohli took an extended break to reset himself.
Langer's tenure looked to be on thin ice last year amid reports that his coaching style had caused dressing room discontent.
It was captain Joe Root once again, who led from the front with a splendid century, to put England in complete control of the third Test.
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly lauded Virat Kohli for taking the team forward in all forms of cricket during his stint as India skipper, but said his decision to quit Test captaincy was a personal one.
'I think Stokes would actually grow as a player if he was the captain of that side.'
Former skipper Ramnaresh Sarwan has been appointed as a selector to the West Indies men's senior and youth selection panels till 2024.
Kohli is only the second batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark while batting at No 3
Australia's women cricketers surpassed their male counterparts on Sunday to set a new world record for the most consecutive wins in One-Day Internationals with a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in Mount Maunganui.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between India and Afghanistan in Dubai on Thursday.
Ponting feels that fans and players have been starved of this brilliant rivalry between two Asian giants.
Ajinkya Rahane played only six games for Delhi Capitals in the 13th edition of IPL.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 3 of the India-England Test at Lord's.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Delhi Capitals, led by the young Rishabh Pant, are aiming for a winning start in their opening match against Chennai Super Kings.
'We know that there will be a lot of competition, we know that some franchises will be having more money, and that's when all the expertise and all the auction experience will count.'
Aggressive Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is confident he could become the ultimate floating batsman in limited overs cricket after a successful stint opening in the Indian Premier League.
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
After applauding Anrich Nortje, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin, Ponting told his boys that, "Our tournament starts now."
'This IPL, probably more than any other, has become more about what's happening on the outside than what's happening here.
The scenes that unfold before and after an IPL 2022 game often make for interesting viewing.
Aaron Finch said all players are expected to endure some bad time but players like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Ricky Ponting and batting great Sachin Tendulkar are exceptions.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara will be in the same team as Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer in the upcoming Bushfire relief fundraiser match. Ponting's side, which will be coached by former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, also comprises of lethal pacers such as Brett Lee and Wasim Akram. On the other hand, Gilchrist side's has a solid top-order comprising of Yuvraj Singh, Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds.
Parth Jindal revealed that their skipper Rishabh Pant wanted to have the pacer in the team.
Rishabh Pant's on-field decisions as Delhi Capitals captain in IPL 2022 might have come under the scanner of former players but the wicketkeeper has got the 'full backing' of head coach Ricky Ponting.
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels his team needs to improve in all aspects of the game after its third defeat in five games in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
Pant played a major role in Delhi Capitals' reaching its first play-off in seven years during the 2019 edition.
The CPL, which was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, will now be played between August 26 and September 15.
Fitness-averse Hetmyer left out.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches.
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