A reinforced skillsets and the ability to perfectly read the ebbs and flows of a match have made Kuldeep Yadav a tough customer, but back in 2019 the left-arm wrist spinner felt the need of a guiding force around him as his form went south while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.
He finished a stellar T20 International career, registering the record for most by runs any player in T20 World Cups -- 1,292 runs in 35 matches.
Virat Kohli etched another record to his name as he became the fifth-highest run-scorer in history of One-Day Internationals.
Australian batter Steve Smith with his unbeaten knock of 85n.o off 149 took him past many records on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes 2023 series against England.
Runs came in all directions at the Wankhede on Sunday.
Raina hailed Australia's mentality and talked about how their mindset makes them a tough opposition to face, especially in the final.
Australia's legend Ricky Ponting said the Impact Player rule in the IPL has made the batters more fearless and stronger
The 'Impact Player' rule will be used differently by different outfits but truth be told, DC do not have enough players with X-factor in its ranks.
Reputations do go for a toss in the T20 format, but Delhi Capitals haven't been able to get past Chennai Super Kings in their last four meetings, and the margins of defeat -- 91, 27 and 77 runs respectively -- does paint a sorry picture.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India's lack of success away from home in Test cricket is down to lack of a seam-bowling all-rounder like England's Ben Stokes.
Home Tests against an undermanned Pakistan may struggle to excite even the most ardent Australian cricket fan but angst over David Warner's farewell tour has given the series a much-welcomed boost.
Rohit Sharma goes past Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil Dev, Chris Gayle among others to stamp his class in the ICC World Cup.
'All the fans in Australia are going to see a very, very, good player.'
Agarkar joining Delhi Capitals also ends speculation that he may join the Indian team as a bowling consultant.
Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant, who attended the first training session with his team in Mumbai on Monday, said all the DC players are in a good frame of mind.
Ricky Ponting, head coach of Delhi Capitals, believes that his team's inability to score runs during the middle overs cost them
Sri Lanka's Chamari Athapaththu won her maiden women's ODI Cricketer of the Year award, becoming the first female cricketer from the country to win an ICC award.
The Australian started his IPL career with the Delhi franchise in 2009.
Australian opener David Warner called time on a legendary ODI career on Monday. A look at his ODI career in numbers.
Did Jake Fraser-McGurk walk away with your vote?
Ponting said he had Stokes' match-winning innings at Headingley in his mind during the thrilling final day at Lord's.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting wants "cultural leader" Rishabh Pant in the dugout every day of the week in IPL 2023.
DC head coach Ponting did all in his capacity to help his side stay focussed.
If KL Rahul leads Lucknow Super Giants to their maiden IPL title, he will automatically be rewarded with a spot in the Indian team for the T20 World Cup, reckons head coach Justin Langer, who wants his team's national hopefuls to "concentrate" on doing well for the franchise first.
The final will be played at the Oval from June 7-11.
Joe Root was presented with a silver bat to commemorate his 10,000 runs in the longest format.
'Never expected this, not in a million years, truly an exceptional day. A lot better than sitting on the couch at home'
Pat Cummins may be undecided about his future as Australia's One-Day International captain after the World Cup but few of his compatriots will be urging him to stand down after his efforts in India.
'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.'
'You are playing a World Test Championships final, and you don't pick the number one bowler in Test cricket.'
Look at the reactions from Chennai Super Kings Coach Stephen Fleming and Delhi Capitals Head Coach Ricky Ponting after IPL 2021's first qualifier match and let us know whose team won.
Ahead of the upcoming IPL season, Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said it was his responsibility to make young players better human beings.
Watson joins the DC coaching staff comprising Ricky Ponting (Head Coach), Pravin Amre (Assistant Coach), Ajit Agarkar (Assistant Coach) and James Hopes (Bowling Coach).
A crowd of more than 22,000 at his home Sydney Cricket Ground rose for a final ovation as Warner left the field.
Three fielders on the off and three on the on, all close to the stumps, designed to intimidate the batter and get him out.
India dominate the business side of global cricket by virtually every metric but Australia showed commercial clout counts for little when teams battle on the game's biggest stage.
Ponting has worked closely with Pant at Delhi Capitals and rates the Indian keeper-batter very highly.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has vented his frustration after the team lost 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over-rates.
To emulate the West Indies of 1975 and Australia of 2003 and 2007, India must channel the same indomitable spirit in the final.
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