Aaron Finch said all players are expected to endure some bad time but players like Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Ricky Ponting and batting great Sachin Tendulkar are exceptions.
'This IPL, probably more than any other, has become more about what's happening on the outside than what's happening here.
IMAGES from the Asia Cup Super 4s match played between India and Afghanistan in Dubai on Thursday.
'We know that there will be a lot of competition, we know that some franchises will be having more money, and that's when all the expertise and all the auction experience will count.'
Pant played a major role in Delhi Capitals' reaching its first play-off in seven years during the 2019 edition.
Ponting feels that fans and players have been starved of this brilliant rivalry between two Asian giants.
'Look at what he has achieved in all format of the game, not just Test cricket, where he has been fabulous.'
His nearly "500 international match experience" gives him the right to speak and guide any player "be it Shreyas Iyer or Virat Kohli", BCCI president Sourav Ganguly hit back at his detractors who made loose allegations of conflict of interest against the former India captain.
Rohit Sharma says he has learnt from Australian batting great Ricky Ponting how to make everyone feel important in his team, something that played a part in his success at Mumbai Indians.
Delhi promoted all-rounder Lalit Yadav and Pant said the team management is trying to groom him.
The CPL, which was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, will now be played between August 26 and September 15.
The scenes that unfold before and after an IPL 2022 game often make for interesting viewing.
Parth Jindal revealed that their skipper Rishabh Pant wanted to have the pacer in the team.
Made small changes in my technique: Prithvi Shaw
The prolific right-hand batsman, who joined the Rajasthan Royals franchise in 2019, captained the side in the 2020 edition in the UAE, where they finished last.
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Friday.
Rishabh Pant's on-field decisions as Delhi Capitals captain in IPL 2022 might have come under the scanner of former players but the wicketkeeper has got the 'full backing' of head coach Ricky Ponting.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting feels his team needs to improve in all aspects of the game after its third defeat in five games in the ongoing Indian Premier League.
Fitness-averse Hetmyer left out.
Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies.
Delhi Capitals and India all-rounder Axar Patel has rejoined his Indian Premier League side after staying in a medical care facility in Mumbai for nearly three weeks following a positive test result for COVID-19.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has joined the Australian coaching staff for the side's five one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international game against England in June.
Scenes from the post triumph celebrations after Australia won its first T20 World Cup championship at the Dubai international cricket stadium on Sunday.
League Shield winners Jamshedpur looked off-colour upfront with Daniel Chima Chukwu spurning two gilt-edged chances in the first half and Greg Stewart also missing his usual trickery in the final third.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar wants Rishabh Pant to succeed Virat Kohli as the next India Test captain as he believes a sense of responsibility will make the glovesman a better cricketer in all forms of the game.
Hardik Pandya is currently on road to recovery from the back injury which needed a surgery last year.
It is being asked why a lot of foreign players were having a team dinner for Easter celebrations despite Delhi Capitals physio Patrick Farhart testing positive.
India's star boxer Vijender Singh does not want to carry the baggage of last year's maiden defeat on the professional circuit as he returns to the ring.
A summary of Ranji matches played on Wednesday.
DC now will have to dish out superlative performances against table-toppers Mumbai Indians and second-placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last two games to seal their play-off spots.
Ravichandran Ashwin said Virat Kohli plays with "his heart on his sleeve" and the latter's energy as a team leader is also contagious.
'Love, sex aur dhokha. Now that's a lethal combination, isn't it? Ever since one can remember, Bollywood has used this formula in different shapes and formats.
India captain Virat Kohli is on the verge of going past former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's record for most centuries by a captain in international cricket, in the first ODI against England, in Pune, on Tuesday.
Bumrah said he doesn't go around looking for 'post' but will 'never shy away' from the responsibility of leading a team if given
A round-up of Ranji matches played on Thursday.
'All of us have played domestic cricket in almost empty stadiums, so that's an experience all cricketers are used to'.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting has promised his premier spinner Ravichandran Ashwin that he would speak to the ICC about imposing a run-penalty on teams whose batsmen back up too far at the non-striker's end.
Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers of the Australian team from World Cups.
A round-up of the first day's play in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country, on Tuesday.
A summary of Thursday's action in the Ranji Trophy group stage matches.
