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Ponting expresses optimism on uncapped Konstas, hails youngster for his "t
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
With the Border-Gavaskar Series evenly poised at 1-1 heading into the final two Tests, Australia made changes to their squad with Konstas being called up in place of Nathan McSweeney.
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Great batters struggling against time: Career slumps, declining averages
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Great batters are often celebrated for their ability to maintain high standards over long periods, defying challenging conditions, diverse situations, and even the inevitable march of time. Cricket history is replete with examples of those who dominated for years but struggled to time their
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Letter written by Bradman reveal identification of young Ponting, Warne, W
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
As per The Age, the letters were written in the 1980s and 1990s to British entertainer Peter Brough, a close friend of his, capturing his views on his fame, cricket, cricket admiration, politics etc. The Australian batting legend met Brough through his father Arthur during tours to England i
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"He needs to back himself": Ricky Ponting reflects on Shubman Gill's poor
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
In 12 Tests away from home, Gill has scored 616 runs in 22 innings at an average of 30.80, with one century and two fifties. His best score is 110.
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IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer "super excited" to be a part of Punjab Kings, recal
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Punjab Kings' costliest acquisition Shreyas Iyer is "super excited" about being a part of the franchise and is hopeful about delivering results from the very first match.
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Head-Smith register 2nd double century partnership against India, one away
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
After the Aussies were down three wickets for 75 runs, Smith slowly found himself some much-needed runs as Head motored to his second-successive Test ton, continuing his unstoppable run against India. The partnership lasted 241 runs before Bumrah got Smith caught behind by skipper Rohit Shar
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With century in Brisbane, Smith makes big statement, sets eyes on Ponting'
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Steven Smith returned to his peak just at the right moment, making a big statement amid his lean form by hammering his 33rd Test century for Australia in Brisbane.
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Ponting backs Australia to secure win in third Test against India
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The two rivals have split the opening ICC World Test Championship contests in Perth and Adelaide so far, with India coming out on top with a comfortable 295-run victory in the series-opener before Australia hit back in the pink-ball Test with a 10-wicket win.
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Ricky Ponting hails Travis Head and compares him to Adam Gilchrist ahead o
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Ahead of the third Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia at the Gabba, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting heaped praise on left-hand batter Travis Head and compared him to former cricketer Adam Gilchrist.
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Ponting thinks Rohit Sharma must return to opening during Brisbane Test
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The return of Rohit in the Indian line-up for the Adelaide Test involved the seasoned opener slotting himself in the middle-order at number six rather than at his usual opening slot, but Ponting was not a fan of the move.
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Ponting suggests Jaiswal's remark sparked Starc's career-best performance
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes a cheeky comment from India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal may have fueled Mitchell Starc's career-best performance during the second Test in Adelaide, as per ICC.
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Ponting heaps praises on newly crowned number one Test batter Brook, calls
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Brook overtook Joe Root on Wednesday to snatch the top spot on the latest ICC Men's Test Batter Rankings, with the dethroning coming after some incredible performances away from home, including a triple ton in Pakistan and some big centuries during the ongoing three-Test tour of New Zealand.
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