Delhi Capitals all-rounder Mitchell Marsh defended his side's Indian batters following their inability to resurrect the run-chase against SunRisers Hyderabad, saying the game was not lost due to their inexperience and the 198-run target was "far too many" in the end.
Wants to take his T20 game forward at Delhi Capitals.
Ricky Ponting has revealed he might not be able to resist the lure of the Ashes if Australia asked him to come out of Test retirement.
'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?' 'Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.'
The day after quitting his job, Langer had a heated conversation with Freudenstein.
A rundown of former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's international career after he said on Thursday he will retire from Test cricket after this week's third match against South Africa.
Langer's tenure looked to be on thin ice last year amid reports that his coaching style had caused dressing room discontent.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the batting landscape in India-Australia Test encounters.
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.
Ganguly was impressed by Rohit, who has won a record five Indian Premier League (IPL) titles for Mumbai Indians, and said he should be given a longer rope before being compared with the likes of the great MS Dhoni and Kohli.
The scandal unfolded when senior Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh was charged with racially abusing Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds during the second Test at Sydney. The incident created a lot of bitterness between the two teams with India threatening to pull out of the tour before the ICC intervened.
While the cricket crazy nations around the world are counting to the World Cup scheduled to be played Down under early next year, four of Australia's greatest cricketers came together to countdown to a 100 days to the mega cricket event.
Two-time World Cup-winning Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has no doubt that wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will be a 'successful' India captain if he is handed the responsibility in the future.
'I think Stokes would actually grow as a player if he was the captain of that side.'
Australia's Ricky Ponting will retire from Test cricket after this week's third match against South Africa, the 37-year-old said on Thursday.
Mark Wood and Alzarri Joseph scarred the likes of Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan in Delhi's line-up in the first two games. Now, when these talented but low on confidence willow wielders face an attack comprising Trent Boult, KM Asif and Jason Holder they will have to negotiate speeds of mid-130 kmph.
The guy revises the record books every game. Rajneesh Gupta gives us the latest numbers on the Indian skipper's awesome exploits on the cricket field.
'I know he is on record saying that the Test match game is probably a little bit hard on his body. But for a one-off game... he's been bowling every game through this IPL and he's bowling quick.'
Former Australia opener Justin Langer said it is good to see that a selection culture that rewarded mediocrity has ended.
Having shown exceptional consistency in both red and white-ball cricket for Team India, Pant will now look to recreate the same magic for his franchise.
South Africa had chased down Australia's mammoth 434 for four with one ball and one wicket remaining in the series-deciding fifth ODI.
With 17 wickets already in his kitty this season and the purple cap well within sight, Kuldeep is enjoying his best-ever IPL season and that is credit to the amount of hard work he has put in after what he admits to reaching a point of 'failure'.
Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing four-Test series if asked.
India captain Virat Kohli feels that it will take "one hell of an effort" to reach anywhere near Sachin Tendulkar's world record of 49 hundreds.
Ricky Ponting was the coach of Mumbai Indians for three seasons and Rohit Sharma spent a lot of time with the former Australian skipper.
Australian captain Michael Clarke said he was partly responsible for the sacking of former skipper Ricky Ponting from the One-Day squad.
Rajneesh Gupta presents all the numbers.
Dhawan is currently playing in IPL for Delhi Capitals, coached by former Australia skipper Ponting while former India captain Ganguly is associated with the franchise as advisor.
A captain's innings by Kumar Sangakkara (55 not out) and Tillakaratne Dilshan quickfire 53 knocked Australia out of the ICC World Twenty20 following their six-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka, in Nottingham on Monday.
Australia skipper Michael Clarke's faith in his under-fire senior pros Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey went a long way in his team's crushing 122-run win over India in the first cricket Test, in Melbourne, on Thursday, feels former captain Sourav Ganguly.
Australia coach Mickey Arthur made it clear that nobody is assured of a place in the national side and senior cricketers like Ricky Ponting will have to perform to be in the reckoning for the first cricket Test against India, starting December 26.
Ricky Ponting was dropped from the Australia team because of poor form on Monday with selectors indicating a possible end to the career of the second most prolific batsmen of all time in One-Day Internationals.
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.
Rajneesh Gupta figures out the many marks Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke set during their 288-run partnership in the second Test against India at the SCG.
Azharuddin, who played 334 ODIs and 99 Tests for India, on Wednesday said he won't be surprised if selectors see Pant as an option for Indian captaincy in the near future.
Ponting said that the experienced players will have to step up for the team in the crucial match against Mumbai Indians.
PHOTOS of the IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Wednesday.
Describing Ricky Ponting as the "elephant in the room", former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has said that Cricket Australia (CA) needs to end his 16-year long Test career in order to move forward.
Marsh stayed at the crease for more than 18 overs, which was instrumental in steering Delhi to 159/7 on a difficult pitch despite the middle order wobble.
