Legendary Australian batsman Ricky Ponting revealed the most devastating spell he came across with the willow while representing the Baggy Greens in the longest and the oldest format of the gentlemen's game. "I talked about it in the first innings as well particularly with the way they played Ravi Ashwin. Punter represented the country in 168 Tests and scored 13378 runs at a blistering average of 51.85 accompanied by 41 hundreds and 62 fifties. Ponting praised Green for his defensive technique and felt his defense was better than most Australian batsman in the Melbourne Test. Hit by a spate injuries, India competed without many a key players, yet downed Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36. News Ricky Ponting focused on 'best cricket in the back-half of the tournament' "When things are going well, it's time to push that little bit harder and go a little bit harder" “We’re probably digging deeper than even an Indian A team and they’ve still been good enough to win two Test matches here in Australia, and good enough to win one in Brisbane, which just doesn’t happen,” Ponting said. Shocked Ricky Ponting could not comprehend how India's 'A team' won series Shocked Ricky Ponting could not comprehend how India’s ‘A team’ won series Hit by a spate injuries, India competed without many a key players, yet downed Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36. His best score of 257 came at a time when Australia needed it the most. Since then, Pant has not been the most consistent player in the format leading to some questions about his long-term place in the Test side. He made his Test debut against England in 2018, finishing the series with a high score of 114 at the Oval. Former Test captain Ricky Ponting refused to make excuses for the Aussies on day three of the Boxing Day Test as we wilted again to finish the day at … — Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) March 23, 2020 Ponting had recently said that the infamous ‘monkeygate’ episode was the lowest point of his captaincy stint with Australia. When Pakistan visited Australia in 2005 for a 3-Tests series, Australian team destroyed Pakistan in the first two Tests registering huge wins and winning the series. Copyright © 2021 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. All Rights Reserved, Shocked Ricky Ponting could not comprehend how India's 'A team' won series, India's Mohammed Siraj, centre, is congratulated by teammates after taking his fifth wicket during play on day four of the fourth cricket test between India and Australia at the Gabba, Brisbane, Australia, Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. Ponting has represented Australia in 168 Tests and 375 One Day Internationals between 1995 to 2012. Born in Launceston, Tasmania on 19 December 1974, Ricky Ponting is the eldest of Graeme and Lorraine Ponting's four children. “It’s probably not even (India’s) second-picked team because you think of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ishant Sharma and those guys who didn’t even make it out here. Ricky Ponting said Rishabh Pant was lucky that Will Pucovksi failed to score a big hundred on a flat surface of SCG. Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting wants the team management to show faith in under-fire Joe Burns and retain him in the Test series opener against India, starting here on Thursday. That’s the worry for Australia. Ricky Ponting is an Australian former cricket team captain, and is considered as one of the best batsmen of the game. Ricky Ponting's best BBL XI of all-time. Hit by a spate injuries, India competed without many a key players, yet downed Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36. Ponting on Sunday made a prediction that India would not be able to score 200 in the final innings, but the visitors proved him wrong and as a result, the former Australian skipper is being trolled on social media. He scored 8 tons and batted at an average of 54.36. Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has stated that Team India will not able to score even 200 runs in their second innings of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). For all the latest Sports News, download Indian Express App. Former captain Ricky Ponting has urged Australia to show some faith in Joe Burns and make him open the batting in the first Test against India in Adelaide starting December 17. In a relatively short BBL career of 43 matches, Khan has picked up 59 wickets at an average of 18.44. “They’ve played really good, tough, hard Test match cricket day-in and day-out. Ponting finished with 207 off 332 balls, to along with 30 fours. Ricky Ponting Shares Image Of Bat He Used In "Proudest" Knock Of His Career Ricky Ponting shared a picture of the bat he used to score 156 against England during the 2005 Ashes series. VVS Laxman - 1236 in 29 innings. https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/5-highest-test-scores-of-ricky-ponting-sstl Sachin Tendulkar - 1441 in 29 innings. “I’ve been around the IPL a long time so I know the talent that they do have in India, but when you’ve got to step up on a big stage in a Test match against Australia it’s a different story.”. Ponting also predicted that Australia will win the four-match Test series 2-1. A “shocked” Ricky Ponting is struggling to comprehend how India’s “A team” overwhelmed Australia in the Test series in their own backyard. Ricky Thomas Ponting AO (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. Ponting’s 120 ensured that the home side made 359 and avoided a huge deficit, which looked certain at one stage. He advised the batsman to look to score against these bowlers even if it means taking more risks. He is second on the list of runs scored in Test cricket, only behind India's Sachin Tendulkar. BRISBANE: A "shocked" former captain Ricky Ponting finds it difficult to comprehend how an "A team" from India beat Australia in the Test series in their own backyard but admitted that the visitors deserved the win. Australia needs David Warner's intent and their best batters to stand up if they are to fight their way back into the Vodafone Test Series, says former captain Ricky Ponting. 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Ricky Ponting is one of the most successful cricketers of Australian Test cricket history. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels a drawn Test series against a severely depleted India will be a worse result for the hosts than the loss they suffered at … McGill was awarded the Man of the Match for his 8-wickets performance. McGill ripped through the batting lineup and the hosts could only score 304 all-out. One of the most successful captains for the Australian Men's cricket team and now a revolutionary coach, Ricky Ponting has not been more wrong in his professional life than he is found to be now. India’s eight-wicket defeat in Adelaide has opened up “serious wounds” for the team and Australia now has a good chance of winning the series 4-0, believes former captain Ricky Ponting. In 2003, Ponting's 257 pushed India to the backfoot. Apart from being an integral part of Australia's three consecutive World Cup triumphs between 1999 to 2011, he was also a part of the Mark Taylor-led side that had finished as the runners-up in the 1996 edition. Ricky Ponting said he was as surprised as anyone else seeing India crumble for their lowest Test score 36-all out on Saturday after having dominated for close to 2 days in the Pink-ball Test. Gilchrist finished with a quick-fire 113 off 120. Steve Smith matches Ricky Ponting's record with classy century, roars back to form in India vs Australia Sydney Test - Steve Smith came back to form in grand style at the Sydney Cricket Ground as he smashed his 27th century to boost Australia against India. By CricketCountry Staff | Published : January 7, 2021 10:53 PM IST Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting on Sunday said that he does not see India making even 200 runs in the second innings of the ongoing third Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its 'golden era'; between 2004 and 2011 in Tests and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs). Ricky Ponting focused on 'best cricket in the back-half of the tournament' The Delhi Capitals support staff of Vijay Dahiya, Ricky Ponting and Mohammad Kaif have a chat BCCI Facebook A "shocked" former captain Ricky Ponting finds it difficult to comprehend how an "A team" from India beat Australia in the Test series in their own backyard but … Ricky Ponting's cricketing career. Burns has been woefully out of form and could miss being a part of the playing XI as a result of his failures in the two practice matches against India in which he managed scores of 4, 0, 0, 1 in the four innings he played. Former Australia Captain Ricky Ponting feels Cameron Green 's performance was the only positive for the Aussies in the second Test match, where they succumbed to an eight-wicket defeat. Ricky Ponting said Rishabh Pant was lucky that Will Pucovksi failed to score a big hundred on a flat surface of SCG. “Considering everything the Indian team has been through in the last five or six weeks, with the captain leaving, all the injuries they’ve had, they’ve been through 20 players, (Australia) have been at full-strength, bar Davey (Warner) missing early on, so it’s really hard to comprehend. Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting wasn't happy with Pujara's batting as he said that the Indian batsman'ss approach was not right on the third day of the ongoing Test in Sydney. India was bundled out for its lowest-ever Test score of 36 in its second innings as Australia took a 1-0 lead on Saturday. He is considered the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 matches won overall from 324 matches with a winning ratio of 67.91%. AUS v IND: T. Natarajan, India's smiling assassin Who has the best average in Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia (min. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting raised questions on Cheteshwar Pujara’s batting approach in the first innings against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground. By CricketCountry Staff | Published : January 7, 2021 10:53 PM IST Ricky Ponting Biography. Regarded as one of the best No. AUS vs IND 2020: Ricky Ponting Slams Australian Batsmen For Poor Batting in Boxing Day Test, Says You Can’t Blame The Pitch The former skipper believes the Australians were not … Hit by a spate injuries, India competed without many a key players, yet downed Australia by three wickets in the series-deciding fourth Test at the Gabba, a month after the Adelaide debacle where they scored their lowest Test score of 36. South Africa, batting first, declared at 451. This week we have the legendary Ricky Ponting go head to head and bout to bout against India’s very own cricketing ‘god’, Sachin Tendulkar. Graeme was "a good club cricketer" and played Australian rules football, while Lorraine was a state vigoro champion. 3 batsman to have played the game, Ponting in a question and answer… Ricky Ponting said the hosts looked to score runs against Ashwin in aggressive approach, which was their undoing. He also has the best average (15.0). Come 2005 and Ricky Ponting was back at his best. Rahul Dravid - 1143 in 30 innings. Ricky Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers; Ricky Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers India registered a remarkable eight-wicket win in the second Test here after a humiliating defeat in the first match in Adelaide where they had scored their lowest ever Test score of 36. The former Australia captain said India should look at making some changes and Rishabh Pant coming in place of Wriddhiman Saha to strengthen the batting line-up in the absence of Kohli looks imminent. Followed by which the team was virtually unchallenged in New Zealand having won the Test series 2-0 and Ponting scoring 293 runs in 5 innings. Published: December 18, 2020 … Australian great Ricky Ponting has slammed India's "disgraceful" outfielding in the first Test. Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. That’s been the difference between the two teams.”, “They (India) have done it really well and they thoroughly deserve to win the series … because (of) how resilient they’ve been.”. During the Sydney Test of 2007-08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Andrew Symonds had accused Harbhajan Singh of calling him a ‘monkey’, a claim which the Indian off-spinner had denied. The legendary batsman, who coached Delhi Capitals in the last IPL in the UAE, said all the setbacks India had to deal with showed the depth and the talent the country has. During his captaincy, the team won 48 Tests, lost 16, drew 13. Cricket News: There were no demons in the MCG pitch but very very poor batting by the Australian batsmen, said the legendary Ricky Ponting, lashing out at the home Ricky Ponting also said that he cannot wait to commentate alongside Sunil Gavaskar for the very first time. Gavaskar and Ponting would be commentating in the four-match Test series between India and Australia. Ricky Ponting clearly had a liking for the sub-continent teams. Virat Kohli - 1274 in 23 innings. Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, on Sunday, revealed the names of bowlers who he didn't like facing in international cricket. 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Daniel Sams believes his work with Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting is part of the reason for his extraordinary career-best batting performance in Sydney ... with a highest score … He used the New Year’s Test at Sydney against Pakistan to begin another fine run of form with a superb unbeaten double century which won the game for the Aussies by 9 wickets. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting feels a drawn Test series against a severely depleted India will be a worse result for the host than the loss it suffered at home in the Border Gavaskar Trophy two years ago. A "shocked" Ricky Ponting is struggling to comprehend how India's "A team" overwhelmed Australia in the Test series in their own backyard. Ponting said India won all the key moments throughout the series and that was the difference between the two sides. Australia vs India, 3rd Test: Ricky Ponting said Cheteshwar Pujara's approach put more pressure on other batsmen and the right-handed batsman needs to be wary of this fact going ahead. India have won all the big moments in every Test match and Australia have fallen short. In reply, Ponting and Gilchrist exploded with centuries to help Australia get a huge lead of 264-runs and the hosts never looked back. Rohit Sharma turns up for the last two Test matches only.”. A “shocked” Ricky Ponting is struggling to comprehend how India’s “A team” overwhelmed Australia in the Test series in their own backyard. Ponting was answering questions from the Twitter handle of 7Cricket and he replied to a … Ricky Ponting (2555) - One of best captains and batsmen for Australia, Ricky Ponting comes next with 2555 runs in 29 Test matches against India. Since joining the Delhi Capitals side in 2018, Ponting has taken the team to their best-ever IPL ranking, including a finals appearance in the last season. The injury-ravaged Indian team has shown great resilience and grit throughout the current tour of Australia. His uncle Greg Campbell played Test cricket for Australia in 1989 and 1990. Indian opener Rohit Sharma, in an ongoing Instagram Live meeting facilitated by Kevin Pietersen picked previous Australian commander Ricky Ponting as the best mentor he’s played under.. Sharma and Pietersen talked about an assortment of points, for example, the Mumbai Indians’ crew for IPL 2020, Sachin Tendulkar’s impact on the opener’s life among different subjects. “I’m quite shocked that Australia weren’t quite good enough to win this series. For most of Ponting’s career the Australian team carried the … Ponting's parents first lived in Prospect 4.1 km (2.5 mi) south of city centre; however, they moved into the working-class area of Newnham, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of central Launceston. Here's how legends like Ricky Ponting, Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar among others reacted to India's batting disasterclass At the start of Day 3 of the first Test between India and Australia in Adelaide, the game was evenly poised as both teams had a fair chance of emerging on top. Cricket News: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has warned Mumbai Indians not to take his side lightly in Tuesday's IPL final, saying its best is still to co Shocked Ricky Ponting could not comprehend how India's 'A team' won series Ponting said India won all the key moments throughout the series and … Ricky Ponting picks his all-time BBL XI In their second innings, Pakistan managed to score 325 but the huge first-innings trail of 264 meant that the hosts only had to score 62 for the win, which the hosts did without any difficulty. Ricky Thomas Ponting AO (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. The first two editions of our Friday Fights had you, the audience, in a thrill, and trust me, the third one isn't going to disappoint either. Ricky Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers; Ricky Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers India registered a remarkable eight-wicket win in the second Test here after a humiliating defeat in the first match in Adelaide where they had scored their lowest ever Test score of 36. Cricket News: There were no demons in the MCG pitch but very very poor batting by the Australian batsmen, said the legendary Ricky Ponting, lashing out at the home But this time, Australia’s at full strength and India are on the bones of their squad, they’re playing net bowlers in Test matches and they’re still winning. The Indian Express is now on Telegram. “Washington Sundar looked like he had played 50 Test matches through the course of this game and never looked out of place,” Ponting said. The cold hard facts of it are pretty much that was the India A team that played this Test match and still won,” Ponting told cricket.com.au. The Delhi Capitals currently have six wins from eight games in IPL 2020, but Ricky Ponting, their head coach, feels the team is yet to play its best cricket. And this performance was surely one of his best. "So much for the prediction of India scoring under 200, this pitch has not deteriorated anywhere near what I was expecting. India will rue their disastrous fielding display as much as their second innings batting collapse in the horror series opening loss to Australia, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting says. 2nd Test: Ricky Ponting slams Australian batsmen for lacking intent against Indian bowlers Australia fined 40% of match fee, four WTC points for slow over-rate in … 257 versus India at Melbourne, 2003. Ricky Ponting - 1893 in 26 innings. The 31-year-old Burns has been going through a terrible phase, having scored just 62 runs at 6.89 with a highest score of 29 in his last nine first-class innings. He is one of their most successful captains and captained the team in 77 Tests. This article is dedicated to his awesomeness as we look at 5 of his highest scoring innings in Test cricket. From breaking batting records to setting new benchmarks as captain, there's no denying that Ponting will go down as one of the best players to have played the gentlemen's game. Obviously, someone shared sensitive and protected information. They weren't proactive against him. At just 23, Rishabh Pant is already starting to make a name for himself in Test cricket. This is Ashwin’s best Test returns for an innings in Australia and it was well appreciated by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Who was that person? In the third and the final Test, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. He's just a dominant player, he scores 360 degrees around the wicket and I think he's developed his game against fast bowling over the … “Shardul Thakur was the same in his second Test match, picked up seven wickets and scored 60-odd handy runs in the first innings. Ricky Ponting is one of the three players in the history of the game to have done it thrice. And if there was any doubt, Rashid Khan is the pick of the spinners for Ricky Ponting. The former Australian Skipper played a lot of brilliant knocks during his playing career. 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