Ricky Ponting: Latest Articles

IPL 2018 review: Buck up, DD, get a decent bowling attack
CricketCountry Staff May 29, 2018 7:27 PM IST
In Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, and Vijay Shankar Delhi Daredevils had a decent batting quartet, but their overseas superstars never clicked. The bowling
When Sourav Ganguly ‘trolled’ Ricky Ponting at the toss
CricketCountry Staff April 13, 2018 4:37 PM IST
A not-too-well-known story of Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, and a toss, as quoted in Boria Majumdar’s Eleven Gods and a Billion Indians.
5 contenders to replace Darren Lehmann as Australia’s coach
Agence France-Presse March 30, 2018 12:20 PM IST
Darren Lehmann said that he would leave the job at the end of the ongoing Test series in South Africa.
Yuvraj Singh derails Australia’s glorious World Cup run; India bury ghosts of 2003
Suvajit Mustafi March 24, 2018 8:39 PM IST
Australia’s last defeat in a World Cup knockout match was in 1996 when they lost to Sri Lanka in the tournament final...
Remembering Ricky Ponting ransack India, shattering billion dreams en route to 2003 World Cup Trophy
Suvajit Mustafi March 23, 2018 10:12 PM IST
Ricky Ponting, on this day, in 2003, was no less than King Arthur and that Kookaburra he wielded was his Excalibur.
Ricky Ponting: 10 little-known facts about his young days
Nishad Pai Vaidya December 18, 2017 7:59 PM IST
During his time at the Academy in Adelaide, Ponting met Shane Warne, who was already a Test cricketer by then.
Virat Kohli nears Ricky Ponting’s unique record
CricketCountry Staff December 7, 2017 6:22 PM IST
Virat Kohli can pride in being the best batsman across formats in current cricket but one man that stands between him and Ricky Ponting's elusive
Heart-tugging Hughes anecdotes shared by cricketers
Nishad Pai Vaidya November 29, 2017 5:15 PM IST
Having travelled all over the world, Phil Hughes still maintained his love for the farm.
An ODI XI of captains since 2000
Aditya Sahay November 6, 2017 6:20 PM IST
What if we have an ODI XI of successful captains since 2000. Imagine the likes of Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Ricky Ponting, Shahid Afridi, Graeme
Kohli’s record tales in 200th ODI, other statistical highlights from IND-NZ 1st ODI
Suvajit Mustafi October 23, 2017 3:01 PM IST
After a few back-to-back one-sided contests, Virat Kohli’s India seem to have finally found a challenger in New Zealand.
How Kohli measures against Tendulkar, AB and other greats ahead of 200th ODI?
Suvajit Mustafi October 21, 2017 10:00 AM IST
The table comparing the greats illustrates Virat Kohli's greatness in this format.
India vs Australia ODIs: Past encounters in Bengaluru
Suvajit Mustafi September 27, 2017 8:30 PM IST
Starting with a Test in 1979, the fourth ODI on Thursday will be Australia's 15th international game here.
15 memorable quotes on Sourav Ganguly by cricket legends
Abhishek Kumar July 8, 2017 5:26 PM IST
On the occasion of Ganguly's 45th birthday, we present some exceptional quotes from the greats of this game.
The P’s: Great batsmen, fantastic bowling attack, superb team
Arunabha Sengupta July 10, 2017 8:00 AM IST
Composing one from the cricketers with their last names starting with P, CricketCountry Historian Arunabha Sengupta finds a plethora of great batsmen and some of
Kemar Roach: 9 facts about the Bajan speedster
Suvajit Mustafi June 30, 2017 7:53 PM IST
Kemar Roach at 5 feet 8 inches isn’t the fast bowler who will glare down the batsman or have a lot to say to you.