Ricky Ponting

This day, that year: Virat Kohli returns to Dambulla, from where his journey began in 2008

It has been a long journey since then. He has indeed grown bigger, way better and has become one the best batsmen. He has played 188 more matches, scored 8242 more runs, smashed 43 fifties and 28 centuries in the 50-over format. Only two batsman, Sachin Tendulkar (49) and Aussie legend Ricky Ponting (30) has more centuries than him.

Aug 18, 2017, 18:24 PM IST

Mike Hussey compares Virat Kohli’s captaincy style with Ricky Ponting

He believes that the two bold and brash cricketers have similarities as captains. Hussey is not the first person to say so but it is nevertheless intriguing to read what he had to say about Kohli.

Aug 16, 2017, 13:09 PM IST

MS Dhoni an honest man, deserves to end career on his own terms: Mike Hussey

Hussey, who played with Dhoni during his time with the Chennai Super Kings, was back in the city for a commentary stint in the Tamil Nadu Premier League.

Aug 13, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

SL vs IND: Virat Kohli goes past Steve Waugh to win 8th consecutive Test series; is one behind Ricky Ponting

This was their third series win in Sri Lanka, with the two earlier being back in 1993 and 2015. India also became the first visiting team to win three consecutive Test matches at the SSC ground, Colombo.

Aug 06, 2017, 15:44 PM IST

WATCH: Somerset's Peter Trego takes one-handed catch, reminds Ricky Ponting's stunner against Sri Lanka in 2006

The Somerset star took a one-handed stunner to dismiss Brendon McCullum at mid-off after the former New Zealand skipper failed to properly connect the ball on a Tim Groenewald delivery.

Jul 26, 2017, 10:00 AM IST

Rahul Dravid ideal to be Indian cricket team's coach: Ricky Ponting

According to Ponting, Dravid has a lot to offer and the new crop of Indian cricketers will get to learn a lot from the veteran's experience.

May 26, 2017, 16:19 PM IST

IPL 2017: David Warner to lead Ricky Ponting's Team of the Season; Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa also in

In total, six Indian players were selected in the XI along with 1 Australian, 1 England, 2 South African and 1 Afghanistan players.

May 23, 2017, 19:43 PM IST

IPL: Ricky Ponting names best batsmen, bowlers and fielders of 2017 season

David Warner was the only batter amassing more than 500 runs in this term while as many as 5 players, including Virat Kohli (973) and Warner (848), had achieved the feat in 2016.

May 20, 2017, 12:38 PM IST

IPL: Aussie legend Ricky Ponting picks his all-time XI with MS Dhoni as captain

The other Indians in the Australian's team are Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Suresh Raina, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra and Amit Mishra.

May 12, 2017, 18:10 PM IST

Virat Kohli has done next to nothing in IPL 2017: Ricky Ponting on RCB skipper's poor run

Riding on Kohli's red-hot form, RCB ended up as the runners-up last season, where they were beaten by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final.

May 11, 2017, 10:09 AM IST

IPL 10: Virat Kohli has done next to nothing, laments Ricky Ponting

Hammered and battered and teased and trolled, that's what RCB camp endured. RCB's explosive display in the gentlemen's game, turned to be a tale without a hint of any coherent narrative. The last years' finalists have failed to replicate their form in 2017.

May 10, 2017, 18:45 PM IST

Ricky Ponting calls for Mumbai Indians' Nitish Rana's inclusion in India squad

The 23-year-old began IPL10 in a blaze of runs, scoring three half-centuries in his first six innings to emerge as one of the surprise packets of the ongoing tenth edition of the tournament.

May 07, 2017, 14:56 PM IST

This might be MS Dhoni's last stint in Indian Premier League, feels Ricky Ponting

The former Aussie skipper also admitted that he was rather surprised with the franchise's decision to remove him as captain and give Steve Smith the bandwagon.

Apr 29, 2017, 13:29 PM IST

Ricky Ponting picks 'Best XI' of IPL 2017 season so far; four Indians make the cut

The Australian cricket legend has named David Warner as the captain of his best IPL XI while England’s Jos Buttler, who plays for Mumbai Indians, has been chosen as the wicketkeeper.

Apr 29, 2017, 12:05 PM IST

Champions Trophy: Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting to be part of commentary team for prestigious event

Shane Warne, Michael Slater, Nasser Hussain, Michael Atherton, Shaun Pollock, Sanjay Manjrekar, Ian Bishop, Ramiz Raja, Simon Doull and Athar Ali Khan complete the list.

Apr 18, 2017, 16:08 PM IST

James Anderon names two 'most difficult batsmen' to bowl at and Sachin Tendulkar is not one of them

While Warne chose Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar besides Jacques Kallis, Kevin Pietersen, Graham Gooch and Ponting in the list of batsmen he had trouble bowling to in his Test career

Apr 15, 2017, 09:01 AM IST

Virat Kohli has little of me and Ricky Ponting in the way he leads India, remarks Steve Waugh

Since the DRS fiasco at the Bengaluru Test early this month, Virat Kohli has been at the centre of all the disputes in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Test series

Mar 23, 2017, 17:50 PM IST

This day that year, South Africa chased down record 438 against Australia – Watch Video

The match broke all kinds of records with both sides hitting 400+ totals. 35 sixes and 87 fours were hit in the match.

Mar 12, 2017, 17:43 PM IST

Ind vs Aus 2017: Virat Kohli on verge of breaking yet another record by 'guru' Sachin Tendulkar

While Virat Kohli (895 points) has already left behind Rahul Dravid (892 points), he needs three more points to go past Tendulkar (898 points). Considering his purple form, leaving Tendulkar behind would ideally be a cakewalk for the Indian skipper.

Feb 17, 2017, 16:23 PM IST