Ashwin's observation was spot on because in earlier days, umpires hardly gave a batter out if he had plonked his front foot forward, using pad as the first line of defence while tucking the bat behind the pads.
Punjab have never won the IPL since the league's inception in 2008 and the four co-owners will be hoping Australia's World Cup-winning captain takes them all the way.
Legendary cricketer Ian Chappell's insightful writings, critical reviews and anecdotes from his playing days will be missed. The Australian icon brought the curtain down on his more than five-decade-long journalistic career, penning his last piece on Sunday.
Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting rated Shyreas Iyer as the ideal choice to lead the team in IPL 2025.
Jos Buttler joins greats Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as players who failed to translate their many individual triumphs into success as captains.
An unbeaten 172 by the opener gave Punjab a 192-run first innings lead over Hyderabad on the second day of the Ranji Trophy match.
'With him in particular, I've had a lot of chats with him, a lot of conversations to try and make him a better cricketer.'
North Zone amassed 358 in their first innings to take control of the Duleep Trophy match against the Zimbabwe President's XI.
Shashank established himself as a fine finisher for Punjab Kings in the last season where he was their top run-getter with 354 runs at a strike rate of 164.65. He averaged 44.25.
All about IPL 2025 which kicks off on March 22, Saturday.
Brad Haddin believes he might have insight into the recent exchange of heated words between Gautam Gambhir and Ricky Ponting.
Former skipper Ricky Ponting predicted that the Baggy Greens will dominate the Rohit Sharma-led side in the five-match series.
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes South Africa has a slight edge over New Zealand in their Champions Trophy semifinal clash.
Rohit went past Tendulkar, Dravid, Gayle during his knock.
Bumrah finished as the leading wicket-taker with an incredible tally though India lost the series 1-3 after the six-wicket defeat in the fifth Test at the SCG
Steve Smith became the 15th member of Test cricket's 10,000-run club as he and opener Usman Khawaja smashed hundreds to help Australia rack up 330/2 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Punjab FC will face Bengaluru FC next on February 1, while Jamshedpur FC will host FC Goa on February 2.
Australia great Ricky Ponting revealed that Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal were his top priorities for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
The IPL auction will be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24-25, clashing with the Perth Test scheduled from November 22.
'It was great to have the Indian roots reflected in full force.'
New rules, new captains, but same excitement as two months of cricket extravaganza kicks off in Kolkata.
When you talk about sports and business, you do see the parallels between each
United States President-elect Donald Trump opened up about the viral moment between him and former President Barack Obama, acknowledging the seemingly warm interaction that was captured during the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, Politico reported.
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.
'I was just doing my gloves when I got the little shoulder charge, but it happens in cricket.'
Selectors will likely opt for another batter to cover for all-rounder Green in the India series and possibly an opener if Steve Smith is restored to the number four spot.
As former Australian captain Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from Test cricket farewell messages poured in from everywhere. Sample some.
Punjab Kings have decided to retain majority of their support staff with fast bowling coach James Hopes likely to be the sole addition for IPL 2025.
Mohammed Shami claimed three wickets further building on his match fitness, while Abhishek Porel smashed a blistering fifty
The former Miss Universe wrote a heartfelt note cherishing the good times.
A self-taught musician Kej, 33, has previously composed soundtracks for Kannada films.
Despite a premature end to his ODI career, Ricky Ponting should have no regrets. He achieved everything on offer as player and captain in one-day cricket, says Bikash Mohapatra.
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.
There was no doubt about him getting the player of the match award as Vipraj also was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 20 with his leg-breaks.
Former India head coach Ravi Shastri advice to Konstas was to focus on his "strengths".
Arshdeep Singh registered career-best figures of 6/40 to help India D outclass India B by 257 runs.
Shreyas Iyer, aiming to make a comeback to India's Test squad, fell for a second successive duck in the ongoing tournament.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald accused the Indian team of trying to 'intimidate' young batter Sam Konstas.
'He knows that Gabba will be a different wicket where he will get to face a lot of bounce and pace and that back foot game needs to be included in his game.'
Ricky Bhui delayed the inevitable with a stubborn hundred, but spinners Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian eventually brought India D to their knees
