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.
Mumbai Indians' captain Ricky Ponting says his team has some thinking to do following the narrow defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore in Thursday's IPL match.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been drawing flak for his captaincy after the back-to-back Test defeats to England but his admirers for calling Ian Bell back from being ruled run-out has only been swelling, with veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting joining the list.
Ponting delivered his verdict on England's 'Bazball', saying that while it resulted in some entertaining action, the hosts got carried away
Ricky Ponting appeared to say something to Harbhajan Singh as the Indian left the crease after being dismissed in the seventh ODI.
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'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.'
Australia captain Ricky Ponting dared India to sustain their aggression when they tour Down Under later this summer.
Having slumped to their worst defeat in the tournament, Mumbai Indians skipper Ricky Ponting has admitted that his and Sachin Tendulkar's poor form has affected the team's performance in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
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The Australian skipper mocked Indian players by describing their aggression in the first two ODIs as 'fake'.
Bangalore's Jayram Reddy, who bid for Ponting's autographed bat and photographs at a charity event, went up on stage and was very keen to kiss the Aussie captain.
Virat Kohli not only hammered his 47th ODI ton, but also crossed 13,000 runs in ODI cricket.
Ricky Ponting, the most successful captain in Test cricket, stepped down as Australia skipper on Tuesday but will continue as a batsman with the team.
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Former England skipper Michael Atherton waxed eloquence on Ricky Ponting, saying Australia's captain left a 'mighty stamp' with his fighting hundred in his team's quarter-final loss to India in the World Cup.
Out-of-form Ricky Ponting is facing the heat from all quarters after Australia failed to retain the Ashes from England but his former team-mate Glenn McGrath feels the Aussie skipper will beat Sachin Tendulkar for the record of maximum runs in Test cricket.
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'I thought I might have been able to attract a little bit more than that," Ponting said in his first reaction after Wednesday's high-profile IPL players' auction. 'The fact I haven't made a lot of runs over the last couple of weeks probably hasn't helped much. But realistically, we, as Australian players, probably won't be able to take part in the first couple of years of the event anyway.'
Australia captain Ricky Ponting may be struggling to cope with the demands of a long summer in the spotlight and a hectic schedule.
Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni equalled Australian great Ricky Ponting's record of leading the side in 324 international matches across all formats. Dhoni achieved the milestone during the third and final Twenty20 International against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. India won the series 2-1, days after 3-0 whitewash of the hosts in ODIs.
Reprimanded and criticised for damaging a TV set inside the dressing room during a World Cup match at Ahmedabad, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting found a sympathiser in player-turned-commentator Ravi Shastri, who said such incidents are not new in international cricket.
It was earlier reported that with Darren Lehmann's contract as coach expiring in 2019, Cricket Australia is in negotiations with Ponting to coach the home team for the event, which is to be played in Australia in 2020.
Australia's stand-in captain said Brad Haddin, who filled in for Ponting in the first ODI, did a great job.
Cricket Australia paid lavish tribute to retiring former captain Ricky Ponting, describing him as a "leader by example" and one of the "best prepared players in the modern game".
Mumbai Indians captain Ricky Ponting said Chris Gayle's hard-hitting unbeaten knock of 92made all the difference in their "topsy-turvy" two-run loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore in an IPL match in Bangalore.
Mumbai Indians players on Friday underwent a training session ahead of the IPL season beginning next week with captain Ricky Ponting having a feel of the team environment though he did not take part in the practice.
The Australian team was busy celebrating their triumph in Barbados before a local policeman asked them to vacate the ground. In his moment of elation, Ponting ended up swearing at the officer, who took offence to it and threatened to put him and his teammates behind bars.
The Australia captain heads the short-list for the annual ICC awards after being nominated in four categories.
Australia's two-time World Cup winning captain, Ricky Ponting has joined Mumbai Indians on an 'advisory role' in the seventh Indian Premier League.
The Australian captain suffered a hamstring strain which has ruled him out for the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup and also rendered him doubtful for the tour of India.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting's frustration over a TV referral decision boiled over into an ugly row with umpire Aleem Dar on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test on Monday.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said he believes that the current England team might be past their absolute peak, adding that Australia can belie their status as Ashes outsiders by regaining the urn in the winter series.
Australia's captain Ricky Ponting says he had anticipated a match-winning knock from VVS Laxman going into the fifth and final day of the Mohali Test.
Australian cricketer Alex Doolan may have the perfect chance to force his way into Australia's Test team this week, but the talented Tasmanian reckons both Phil Hughes and Rob Quiney are more worthy contenders than him.
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting will replace Harbhajan Singh as captain of the Mumbai Indians for the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League, starting on April 3.
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Australia's captain said, when preparing for a match or a tournament, his team considers itself the number two team which needs to get better.
Former Australian skipper Allan Border has backed Ricky Ponting's decision to continue playing Test cricket, saying the 37-year-old veteran remains a "walk-up start" in the line-up due to a lack of young batting talents.
