The former Australian cricket team captain picked Jasprit Bumrah as the leading wicket-taker at the T20 World Cup 2024 but snubbed Indian batting icons Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma for the leading run-scorer prediction.
india's current head coach Rahul Dravid's tenure is ending soon with T20 World Cup being his last assignment. The BCCI has already sought for applications from several former cricketers who wish to apply for the role and Ponting has confirmed he was approached for the same.
Delhi Capitals ended their campaign in the 2024 edition of the IPL with a 19-run win against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday, May 14 at home. The Capitals have 14 points in their kitty but are unlikely to qualify as they have to depend on outrageous permutations and combinations because of poor NRR.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting provided an update on senior opening batter David Warner ahead of their IPL 2024 game against the Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Warner suffered a blow on his finger in the last game against the Lucknow Super Giants and went for scans.
Delhi Capitals (DC) succumbed to their third loss of the ongoing IPL (Indian Premier League) 2024 season on Wednesday. The Rishabh Pant-led side has slipped to the ninth position on the points table.
Delhi Capitals will be out to leave behind the bitter memories of the 2023 edition of the IPL in 2024, with regular skipper Rishabh Pant back and a few new additions to the squad. The depth in both batting and bowling departments remains a big concern for the Capitals ahead of the new season.
Rishabh Pant is just two games away from completing 100 matches in the Indian Premier League. The southpaw was dearly missed by Delhi Capitals during IPL 2023 and his comeback to the outfit is expected to bring a change in fortunes.
Steven Smith has just played four T20Is for Australia since the conclusion of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. He got the opportunity to open the innings for the Aussies in two T20Is against New Zealand.
Delhi Capitals think-tank has a job on their hands to make a decision regarding Rishabh Pant and not a lot of days are left before their season opener against the Punjab Kings on March 23 in Mohali. Head coach Ricky Ponting has spoken on Pant, his fitness and Delhi Capitals' captaincy for IPL 2024.
Ravichandran Ashwin is only the 14th Indian to have played 100 Test matches or more. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has played the most Test matches for India and even overall. He played 200 Tests for Team India before calling it a day.
Ricky Ponting's popularity in the cricket coaching circles is on the rise as the former Australia skipper has been roped in by the Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise Washington Freedom. All of that and much more in today's sports wrap.
Rishabh Pant is doing all the hard yards to regain match fitness ahead of the Indian Premier League 2024 edition. He travelled to Dubai for the IPL 2024 auction and was seen sharing inputs with the members of the franchise.
Ricky Ponting is one of the most sought-after names in the cricket coaching circles. He retired from the game in December 2012 after playing the 168th Test of his career.
Root has had a horrid first Test against India. He scored 29 runs in the first innings for England and was undone by a sharp reverse swinging delivery from Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings.
Joe Root scored 29 runs in the first innings of the opening Test against India. As he was looking to play a big knock after getting set in the middle, Root was removed by Ravindra Jadeja. But this happened not before Root created a record and went past Sachin Tendulkar.
The fabricated statement circulated on social media, but India TV's Fact Check team debunked it, finding no evidence of Ponting making such remarks. While Ponting did criticise the pitch in Ahmedabad in a Fox Cricket report, he made no mention of the contentious quote.
With 711 runs before going into the World Cup 2023 final, Virat Kohli scored 54 off 63 balls to help India retain control of the match after losing three wickets in quick succession at Narendra Modi Stadium.
Virat Kohli needed only 28 runs to surpass the legendary Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting in the record for most runs in ODI cricket. Ponting had scored 13704 in 365 ODI innings and was ranked third after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara in the record chart.
India have won seven out of their seven games in the ongoing showpiece event with 14 points and a net run rate (NRR) of 2.102. The Men in Blue have already qualified for the semifinals and would like to finish at the top of the points table after the end of the round-robin stage.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has showered praises on Rohit Sharma and his approach towards captaincy in the ongoing World Cup in India. He has also opened up on India's chances to lift the title and how Rohit's attitude will help the team.
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