Ricky Ponting
One of the greatest batsmen of all time, the most successful Test captain ever, one runs out of superlatives while describing Ricky Ponting's career. He was known for his aggression, both in his craft and in his captaincy. For the better part of his career, he led the Australian 'Invincibles', the team with the likes of Shane Warne, Mathew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer. Under him, Australia won three consecutive World Cups in 1999, 2003 and 2006
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Re-think neutral umpires, Ricky Ponting says after Ashes debacle
English and Australian umpires dominate the ICC's elite umpires panel but are ruled out of officiating the Ashes due to the global cricket's requirement for neutral nation umpires to control matches.
Joe Root consulted Ricky Ponting to figure why he wasn't able to score centuries
Compared to Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith, Joe Root has the lowest rate of converting fifties into centuries. Root has the least number of centuries (16) among the four top batsmen in the world presently.
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ICC World Cup 2019: How Australia bowl and play spin will define their success, says Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting said there were concerns about the middle-order's ability to play spin a year ago but the return of David Warner and Steve Smith has strengthened the team.
ICC World Cup 2019: Jos Buttler is England's dangerman, says Ricky Ponting
The two-time World Cup winning skipper said England's depth in the batting department makes the hosts a force to reckon with in the upcoming World Cup.
In Ricky Ponting's presence, Australian players are like eight-year-olds around Justin Bieber: Aaron Finch
Finch admitted there were "a few scars" noticeable among the members of the ODI outfit which had been involved in the preceding South Africa Test campaign that was marred by the ball-tampering saga, and that it took the new-look squad some time to find its feet.
ICC World Cup 2019: Ricky Ponting, Sourav Ganguly assured Shikhar Dhawan 'nothing wrong with technique'
The southpaw Shikhar Dhawan has had a formidable record in ICC events. But that is not playing on his mind ahead of the World Cup 2019.
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IPL 2019: Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting the difference behind Delhi Capitals' surge, says Prithvi Shaw
Opener Prithvi Shaw said coach Ricky Ponting, advisor Sourav Ganguly and assistant coach Mohammad Kaif have stitched the team into an effective unit.
Surprised by Rishabh Pant's exclusion from India's World Cup squad, says Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting met Rishabh Pant on Monday night, hours after the India squad was announced with Dinesh Karthik being preferred over the 21-year-old for the reserve wicketkeeper's slot.
Ricky Ponting on Rishabh Pant: ‘Need him batting in last 4 overs every game’
While Ricky Ponting won’t ask the young Indian keeper-batsman to change his game, he wants Rishabh Pant to pace his innings in a way that when the last four overs arrive (in T20s), he is still there at the crease.
IPL 2019: Ricky Ponting left surprised by Kotla wicket, calls it worst of the three home games
Batting first, Delhi posted a lowly 129/8 in 20 overs as batsmen struggled to time the ball on the sluggish surface. SRH's bowlers, on the other hand, exploited the conditions well and never allowed the game to slip away.
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