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Ashwin lauds Sooryavanshi with Ricky Ponting comparison

Ashwin lauds Sooryavanshi with Ricky Ponting comparison

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3 min readUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 11:31 AM IST Former India spinner R Ashwin lauded Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s impressive returns in the Zimbabwe series after failing to live up to the billing in his debut series in England. As India blanked Zimbabwe 3-0, Sooryavanshi emerged as the standout batter in the side, finishing the series with a mature 49-ball 81 with seven fours and four sixes. The short ball had previously emerged as a problem for the 15-year-old in the T20I series in England, where he aggregated scores of 13, 14 and 15 in three outings. ALSO READ | How a note from father, who couldn’t speak, guided Saransh Jain to India call-up Ashwin, however, claimed that Sooryavanshi had nothing to alter in his technique to find success at the international level. Comparing the Bihar prodigy to Australia legend Ricky Ponting, Ashwin said: “There was nothing different about him. He is the same player. And there is no need for him to show himself differently. Why do we want that? He is a good player as he …

Who is Clicky Ponting, the cricketer accused of a unique cheating tactic? | Cricket News

Who is Clicky Ponting, the cricketer accused of a unique cheating tactic? | Cricket News

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3 min readJul 29, 2026 07:30 AM IST The video which is going viral says it all. With the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps, a batsman plays and misses the ball. The keeper catches it and the fielders around the batsman start celebrating as the umpire raises his finger. The bemused batsman shakes his head and points to the slip fielder, but the marching orders are already out. Did the batsman actually hit it or the slip fielder click his fingers to mimic the nick sound? It is the question that will need answers in the coming days. A cheating row has erupted in England’s club cricket with The North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League promising a full-fledged investigation after the video went viral. The slip fielder Brian Devine, who is accused of allegedly mimicking the sound, is now being dubbed as Clicky Ponting. Saltburn CC beat Norton CC by 159 runs in their second XI fixture last week and since then several videos have shown a similar trend for caught-behind and close-in …

Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement

Prabhsimran credits Yuvraj, Ponting for his improvement

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Prabhsimran Singh. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Prabhsimran Singh was in the middle of a gym session when he got to know about his selection in the India squad for the three T20Is in Zimbabwe later this month. When PTI reached out to him, the 25-year-old from Patiala could not express in words how much the national call up meant to him. Recalling the moment, he said he cut short his gym session and rushed home to share his unbridled joy with his family. The prolific Punjab Kings opener was hoping to get that special piece of news having scored 500-plus runs in the last two IPL seasons. His recent outing for India A in Sri Lanka also fuelled that hope. Prabhsimran was part of India’s Asian Games in 2023 but did not get to play. If he gets to play in Harare, the soft-spoken batter knows he will have to make it count considering the intense competition in the shortest format. He has been picked as the second wicket-keeper batter in the …

‘I’ve been endorsing Shreyas Iyer and telling the Indian selectors’: Ricky Ponting

‘I’ve been endorsing Shreyas Iyer and telling the Indian selectors’: Ricky Ponting

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3 min readJun 7, 2026 01:21 PM IST Shreyas Iyer is the new captain of India in T20Is and among those elated by this development is Australia great Ricky Ponting, who has worked with Iyer extensively in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ponting is head coach of the Punjab Kings, the side that Iyer captains and the former was instrumental in the franchise acquiring him for a record price at the 2024 IPL auction. While that record was broken just minutes later by Lucknow Super Giants to acquire Rishabh Pant, Iyer has spearheaded a bit of a revolution in PBKS, making them a formidable outfit that reached the final last season and dominated the first half of the league stage this year, before a spectacular collapse led to them missing out on the playoffs. Additionally, Iyer himself radically changed his approach with the bat, going from being known as a player who tended to play an anchor role to becoming one of the most destructive batsmen in the league over the past two seasns. “It’s great …

Ponting on Kohli, Rohit’s participation in 2027 WC

Ponting on Kohli, Rohit’s participation in 2027 WC

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2 min readMay 21, 2026 06:31 PM IST Former World Cup winning Australia captain Ricky Ponting said that India stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are champion players and they should never be written off on the road to the 2027 ODI World Cup. Both Kohli and Rohit have retired from T20s and Tests and are currently only playing 50-overs cricket as well as in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). “I can see them pushing ahead and trying to get there. One thing I’ve always said about champion players is you never say no. You never write them off. Virat’s been a good example of that again through this IPL. He’s not playing as much international cricket as he once was, but that determination and want to win is still there. Rohit Sharma has turned up at this IPL in better physical condition than I’ve seen him probably in about 10 or 12 years. So the passion is still there for those guys to push on and make themselves the best players they can …

Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting: Want to challenge players, not control them | Cricket News

Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting: Want to challenge players, not control them | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Apr 17, 2026 06:19 PM IST After the Punjab Kings rose to the top of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) standings, head coach Ricky Ponting has spoken up about his role at the team and how he has empowered his players. Punjab Kings are now the only unbeaten team in IPL 2026, with four wins from the five IPL games they have played. They have only dropped points because of a rain-affected washout. Against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, Ponting’s side strode to a seven-wicket victory over the five-time champions. Talking about his role at the team in enabling the Punjab Kings players, Ponting said, “For me, it starts with creating the right environment where every player feels valued and on the same page. As a coach, I’m there to support and challenge them, not to control them. “Even when they fail, they need to know that’s part of the game. In T20 cricket, you only need a few players to step up on any given day. So, it’s about …

How Instagram reels and a Ricky Ponting pep talk helped Arshdeep Singh rediscover form in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

How Instagram reels and a Ricky Ponting pep talk helped Arshdeep Singh rediscover form in IPL 2026 | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 17, 2026 12:50 PM IST After an indifferent start to his IPL 2026 season, Punjab Kings pacer Arshdeep Singh swung back to his best during a thumping seven-wicket win over the Mumbai Indians on Thursday night. Opening the attack at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the left-arm seamer notched up a milestone 100th wicket with his first strike that removed MI opener Ryan Rickelton caught down at square leg. It was a wobble delivery that swung back into the left-hander before Arshdeep startled his India captain Suryakumar Yadav with a first-ball dismissal, a beautiful outswinger that clipped the outside edge down to short third. Arshdeep eventually walked away with figures of three for 22 in four overs. Arshdeep had gone wicket-less for four matches, starting with the T20 World Cup final against New Zealand last month, before finding two scalps in the previous match, but leaked 50 runs. After returning to his best version with movement and toe-crushing yorkers in Mumbai, Arshdeep revealed how his love for Instagram reels and a …

‘You think you were Usain Bolt?’ — Zaheer Khan finally reveals what he said to Ponting in 2010 Test | Cricket News

‘You think you were Usain Bolt?’ — Zaheer Khan finally reveals what he said to Ponting in 2010 Test | Cricket News

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3 min readUpdated: Apr 11, 2026 07:41 AM IST Ricky Ponting had barely taken three steps towards the pavilion when it landed. He stopped. He turned. He pointed his bat. The cameras at the PCA Stadium in Mohali caught it all on October 1, 2010 — but only now, speaking to The Indian Express, has Zaheer Khan filled in what the stump microphones could not. ALSO READ |  Full Zaheer Khan interview Ponting had just been run out by a stunning direct throw from Suresh Raina, a dismissal tight enough for the third umpire and frustrating enough to make the long walk back feel even longer. As the Australian captain moved past the celebrating Indian huddle, Zaheer leaned in. The gist of it: did Ponting fancy himself as fast as the world’s greatest sprinter? or in his words, “You think you were Usain Bolt?” “Entire huddle heard that!” Zaheer Khan tells The Indian Express. He laughs when the moment is put to him. He confirms the sledge, that he intended Ponting carries in his mind …

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

‘Hunger to win IPL burning more than ever now in Iyer’s eyes’, says Ricky Ponting | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 30, 2026 09:00 PM IST After missing out on the IPL title, Shreyas Iyer is keen to done one better in the 2026, Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting said on Monday. Iyer, who guided Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 season to title, was roped in by PBKS and he didn’t disappoint. Under Iyer’s captaincy, PBKS topped the points table in the group stage and went on to qualify for the final, where they lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. “The level of play that we saw from him last year with the bat was probably as good as he’s ever had in an IPL and I can just see that hunger in his eyes probably burning more than ever now,” Ricky Ponting told the reporters ahead of Punjab’s first game against Gujarat Titans. “Having got so close as a captain with a new team last year, I’m sure that he’s very keen to go one step better this year,” the head coach said. Successful partnership The duo have spent significant time …

How Harbhajan’s off-spin left Ricky Ponting feeling lonely and helpless

How Harbhajan’s off-spin left Ricky Ponting feeling lonely and helpless

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The famous 2001 Test win against Australia was as much about “the” Dravid-Laxman partnership, as it was about how Harbhajan Singh’s closing traps sent the famed Aussie line-up on a 16-match-streak, going on 17, scrambling. It left Ricky Ponting especially haunted. “Alone, helpless,” are some of the feelings he could never forget, even though there was a bizzare take-away from his bowling that he holds dear and uses to lighten up the heart, talking about the Ides of March Test series loss, in his autobiography, ‘Ponting at the close of play.’ In his memoir written with additional credits to Geoff Armstrong, Ponting details the mood from the Aussie camp, and how his batting unravelled, under sustained pressure frim Harbhajan. But the Tour had started on another grim note. “There was a sombre mood in the Australian camp when the news (about Sir Don Bradman’s passing) came through, but it had been apparent to me from the first time I stepped foot in this country that Indians revered the Australian batsman and often knew more about …