Adam Gilchrist scored 149 off just 104 deliveries in the final of the 2007 World Cup to lead Australia to their third consecutive World Cup title.
It was only last week that Cricket Australia had furloughed 80 per cent of their staff until end of the financial year, implying that they will be on just 20 per cent of the staff members until June 30.
Ojha, who had recently announced his retirement from international cricket, explained that the team was left sponsor-less after having finished last in IPL 2008 and hence were left with limited training kits and practice uniforms.
Bushfire Bash Ponting XI vs Gilchrist XI: Bushfire Bash Ponting XI vs Gilchrist XI, when and where to watch Sony LIV live Cricket tv online free stream, at Junction Oval in Melbourne.
The Bushire charity match will now be played on Sunday at the MCG after rain forecasts in Sydney on Saturday.
Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday announced a range of initiatives to help those impacted by the fires besides holding of the Bushfire Cricket Bash on February 8, where Warne and Ponting will lead the two sides.
Adam Gilchrist recalled the famous 2001 Test series against India which saw Australia end their 16th Test winning streak and how Harbhajan Singh tormented him throughout his career.
Gilchrist made the comments after the IPL governing council proposed to have a dedicated "no-ball" umpire to reduce the number of howlers in the lucrative league.
India were requested to play a Day-Night Test in Australia during the 2018-19 tour but the visitors had declined the offer.
Adam Gilchrist believes the Indian fans should avoid comparing Rishabh Pant with Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Harbhajan became the first Indian to take a Test hat-trick as he took the wickets of Ricky Ponting, Gilchrist and Shane Warne to finish with figures of 7/123.
Ponting in his praise for Pant said the southpaw, who has already belted two overseas Test centuries in England and Australia, will surpass former India skipper MS Dhoni's tally of six Test tons.
Ponting believes Pant will score more Test centuries than his predecessor Dhoni.
Kohli's Indian team is eying its maiden Test series victory in Australia. Having toured the country twice, Kohli is now leading the team.
Former Australia cricketer and one of the greatest wicketkeeping players of all time, Adam Gilchrist, was all praise for the Indian skipper.
Adam Gilchrist said that the current crop of Indian pacers can really challenge the Australian batsmen in Australia.
Adam Gilchrist scored a total of 15461 runs and won three World Cups with Australia in 1999, 2003 and 2007.
Gilchrist also said he admires Kohli's aggression, though some people say he goes overboard sometimes.
With only vice-captaincy role in the Test side left vacant, Gilchrist suggested that Mitchell Marsh could be really strong appointment as Paine's deputy.
The former skipper posted a video on Twitter which features two Koala bears fighting on the street, comparing them to his former teammates, Ricky Ponting and Mark Waugh.
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