Mohammad Kaif named Delhi Daredevils' assistant coach
Cricket | November 09, 2018 12:42 ISTHe previously led Chhattisgarh in their debut Ranji Trophy season and acted as the mentor for the young team.
He previously led Chhattisgarh in their debut Ranji Trophy season and acted as the mentor for the young team.
For the purposes of this piece, I will restrict the analysis to comparing the Delhi batsman's stats with the greats when they turned 30.
Australia would go on to lose narrowly, then escape with a draw at Old Trafford despite being thoroughly outplayed, but it was England who won the series 2-1.
The 43-years-old added that the same thing happens to the Australian cricketers when they play in the sub-continent and face spin bowlers.
Australia are slated to play their first Test against Pakistan from October 7 in Dubai followed by the second match at Abu Dhabi from October 16.
Ponting further suggested that he should be given more playing opportunities as it would help him to get better and better in the subcontinent conditions.
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly are also members of the committee, and they gave their views on a variety of issues facing world cricket.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Virat Kohli is the world's best current batsman since Australia's Steve Smith is serving a 12-month ban.
Rahul Dravid is only the fifth player from India to be inducted while Ricky Ponting is the 25th Australian.
Ponting, who has been an assistant coach for Australia's T20 side twice before, will fit his coaching duties around commentary work that he was already scheduled to do during the series.
Mumbai boy Shaw, who led India to the U-19 World Cup triumph in New Zealand, has made a mark while turning out for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.
Delhi Daredevils notched up back-to-back wins in their last two round-robin matches and Ponting said his team could have been a threat to leading teams if they were consistent.
Reflecting on the same, Australia's two-time World Cup winning skipper Ponting said that he was taken aback when the news broke out, but added that he is pleased to see the controversy is finally dying down.
Daredevils is a team that has under-performed consistently and the franchise is banking on Ponting to change the trend.
Pant has played under Dravid, whose main focus with junior teams has been the "process" and now he will be under Ponting's tutelage.
Recently appointed as head coach of Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils, Ponting is an IPL-title-winning coach with Mumbai Indians and follows the KFC Big Bash League closely in his role as a commentator.
Ponting now fills the void which was left vacant by former Indian skipper Rahul Dravid who stepped down in the previous season.
The two-time World Cup winning captain had earlier been the assistant coach for the T20I side in a three-game series against Sri Lanka in 2017, working alongside Justin Langer.
The two-time World Cup-winning captain had earlier been the assistant coach for the T20I side in a three-game series against Sri Lanka earlier this year.
The right-handed batsman, who has scored 5,499 runs for England in Test cricket at an average of 52.37, also said the "little boy" tag does not go with him and he knows what he can do on the field.
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