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Letter written by Bradman reveal identification of young Ponting, Warne, W
Updated : 1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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Ponting backs Australia to secure win in third Test against India
Updated : 1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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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I don't think there was any malice: Ponting weighs in on Head-Siraj incide
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Former cricketer Ricky Ponting shared his thoughts on the verbal spat between Australia batter Travis Head and India pacer Mohammed Siraj during the Adelaide Test and said that he doesn't think there was any malice between the two players.
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"He found his style in the second innings": Ricky Ponting on Virat Kohli a
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting cited Virat Kohli's game-changing knock in the second innings in Perth as an example of batting with intent. Kohli broke a prolonged century drought - he scored his first Test century since July 2023, and his third in five years - with an unbeaten 100 in the s
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"You have to show faith in champion players": Ricky Ponting backs Marnus L
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Ahead of the pink ball Test between Australia and India, ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting backed the right-hand batter Marnus Labuschagne despite a disappointing performance in the Perth Test and asked him to change his style of batting in order to come back to form in the ongoing Border-Gava
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