'We all love his infectious attitude and smile around the group. Although he is still young in age, he has actually played a lot of cricket. He sets an example, he has a lot of energy and that's why other people tend to follow.'
Delhi Capitals young batting sensation Jake Fraser-McGurk says if he was able to handle the nerves on his IPL debut, the credit goes to coach Ricky Ponting, who advised him to time the ball instead of swinging his bat wildly.
'It's certainly there, the way that they want to play, this bold new approach to Test match cricket, trying to make bold decisions at any stage in the game where they can.'
Smith needs just 315 runs to become the fourth Australian batter after Ricky Ponting (13378), Allan Border (11174), and Steve Waugh (10927) to reach the landmark of 10,000 Test runs.
The Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy saw a staggering run aggregate of 7187 runs -- the second-highest in a series in Test history.
ICC ODI Player of the Year Afghanistan's Azamatullah Omarzai would be able to join Punjab Kings only on March 20.
Expect some fireworks for the highly-versatile Cameron Green along with Quinton de Kock, Matheesha Pathirana, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi.
Kohli's diving catch to dismiss Naseem Shah during India's Champions Trophy win over Pakistan was his 157th in ODIs, moving him ahead of Mohammad Azharuddin for the most outfield catches in the format by an Indian player.
With Mahela Jayawardene named coach of Mumbai Indians on Friday, speculation is rife that former Australia skipper and the IPL franchise coach Ricky Ponting may be in contention for a big role in a revamped Australian cricket.
Australia great Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the David Warner selection debate and thinks Australia should stick with the opener.
The new "Ricky Ponting Kahuna" was developed for the start of the Test series on Thursday.
Former Australia batsman Ricky Ponting says his batting is a work in progress, and the hundred he scored in the second Test against India is the start of something big.
'He's actually batting the last 20 balls of an innings now, but still showing that you can make a big impact on the game by doing that.'
Virat Kohli has been with RCB since the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008, including nine seasons as captain of a franchise that made the finals in 2009, 2011 and 2016 but lost every time.
The Delhi Capitals squad gave fans a glimpse of their Holi celebrations, with Rishabh Pant right in the thick of things.
The Australian captain is doubtful for the series against Bangladesh and the Champions Trophy following the surgery.
Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has said in his soon to be released autobiography that no one had forced him to step down as Test captain but instead a number of people tried to talk him out of it.
The IPL auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24-25, clashing with the Perth Test scheduled from November 22.
Maybe Shubman Gill didn't want Shardul Thakur , wanted Kuldeep Yadav: Sunil Gavaskar questions captain's say in XI
'It's not a short tournament, it's quite a long tournament, but by saying that, you would prefer to get off to a good start than get off to a slow start. We have still got 12 games to play.'
'Would he have dominated during my era or before my era? I think he would.'
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting rates Sachin Tendulkar as technically the best batter he ever played against. The legendary Indian cricketer, he says, always found a way to combat anything the bowlers threw at him.
Nicholas Pooran, who announced his retirement from all international formats on Tuesday, has been appointed as the captain of MI New York in the Major League Cricket
Ricky Ponting though added that captaincy will be the "hardest thing" for the premier fast bowler.
Ricky Ponting picked India skipper Virat Kohli to lead his all-star Test team of the decade
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting revealed that he was approached by the BCCI to coach India before Rahul Dravid was chosen for the coveted job.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting opened up on the Capitals missing Rishabh Pant and the role David Warner will play amongst other things.
Suryakumar Yadav received high praise from the great Ricky Ponting, who compared the batter with AB de Villiers, saying the Indian possesses a 360 degree game like the South African genius.
Mumbai's Indians' Parthiv Patel credited the team's think tank, pointing to head coach Ricky Ponting's contribution to the team's success.
Paine's comments stemmed from a recent media interaction where Gambhir took issue with Ricky Ponting's remarks on Virat Kohli's struggling form, saying that the Australian legend need not be concerned about Indian cricket.
A heartwarming video released by Delhi Capitals shows Pant interacting with the children of his team-mate David Warner and Coach Ricky Ponting.
Overcome with emotions, the Pakistan-born Raza was at loss of words.
Australia legend Ricky Ponting believes Rohit Sharma's decision to continue playing and leading India in the 50-over format until the 2027 ODI World Cup stems from a sense of unfinished business.
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.
Pant has often been compared to Gilchrist due to his strikingly similar batting to the Australia legend.
Embattled Australian captain Ricky Ponting is the right man to regain the Ashes from England, according to former leg-spinner Shane Warne.
Laid-back Rohit best man to lead India to third WC title: Ponting
Doctors told the Australian captain that his broken thumb is not as bad as initially thought.
'Ponting would have been dropped had he not retired in 2012'
