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Home Series Against India Will Be A Keen Contest: Ponting
Cricket | Aug 06, 2011, 06:16 PM ISTMelbourne, Aug 6: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that the year-end home series against India will not only be a keen contest but would also be a lot different as compared to when the
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Sachin, Dravid Inspirations For Every Cricketer: Ponting
Cricket | Aug 06, 2011, 06:02 PM ISTColombo, Aug 6: Australian batsman Ricky Ponting believes that claims of batsmen fading in their mid-to-late 30s are overrated, and said that 38-year-old Indian batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are inspirations for every cricketer.
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Australia Leaves For Bangladesh With New Captain
Cricket | Apr 04, 2011, 08:48 AM ISTSydney, Apr 4 : Australia has left for a one-day international cricket tour of Bangladesh two days after its new captain, Michael Clarke, celebrated his 30th birthday.Clarke replaced Ricky Ponting, who resigned from the test
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Clarke Succeeds Ponting As Australia Captain
Cricket | Mar 30, 2011, 11:25 AM ISTMelbourne, Mar 30: Michael Clarke was today appointed as captain of Australia's Test and one-day cricket teams, a day after embattled Ricky Ponting stepped down after the team's unceremonious exit from the ongoing World Cup.Clarke,
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Cricket Australia Sets Ponting Captaincy Deadline
Cricket | Mar 28, 2011, 04:52 PM ISTSydney, Mar 28: Under-fire Australia captain Ricky Ponting was given just three days to decide his future on Monday as selectors said the next one-day squad would be announced on Wednesday. Ponting, who let slip
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India Clash With Holders Australia In Do-Or-Die Humdinger
Cricket | Mar 23, 2011, 01:28 PM ISTAhmedabad, Mar 23: An epic battle is on the cards between the world's top two ODI teams when India cross swords with three-time defending champions Australia in what promises to be a high-voltage quarterfinal of
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Australia Have Enough Firepower To Beat India: Hussey
Cricket | Mar 23, 2011, 10:26 AM ISTAhmedabad, Mar 22: The aura of invincibility remained inconspicuous by its absence through the league stage, but senior batsman Michael Hussey feels Australia still have the necessary firepower to knock pre-tournament favourites India out of
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Ponting Supports ICC Decision On 10-Team WC In 2015
Cricket | Feb 20, 2011, 09:24 PM ISTAhmedabad, Feb 20: The highly debated decision of International Cricket Council to prune down the number of World Cup participants to ten full members in 2015 today got the backing of Australian captain Ricky Ponting
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Australia In A Mess, Ponting Should Step Down: Gatting
Cricket | Dec 10, 2010, 08:18 PM ISTMelbourne: Australian cricket is in a "mess", says former England captain Mike Gatting, who feels an out-of-form Ricky Ponting should step down as captain to ensure that his batting does not suffer. "If you took
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Tony Greig Asks England To Use Bodyline-Style Tactics Against Ponting
Cricket | Nov 17, 2010, 08:36 PM ISTMelbourne: England's fast bowlers have been asked by ex-skipper Tony Greig to adopt Bodyline-style tactics and target ageing Australian captain Ricky Ponting, who has become increasingly vulnerable to the short ball. Greig rated Ponting as
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Ponting, Johnson, Watson Rested From ODI Series Against India
Cricket | Oct 05, 2010, 08:57 PM ISTMelbourne, Oct 5: With a packed international schedule awaiting them in the next few months, Australian captain Ricky Ponting, pacer Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson were today rested from the 14-member squad for the
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Our Worry About Laxman Turned Out To Be True: Ponting
Cricket | Oct 05, 2010, 05:50 PM ISTMohali, Oct 5: Australian captain Ricky Ponting today admitted that his side's worst fears that V V S Laxman could spoil their chances came out to be true and said it would be a difficult
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Zaheer Summoned After Heated Exchange With Ponting
Cricket | Oct 01, 2010, 08:55 PM ISTMohali, Oct 1: Sparks flew on the opening day of the first India-Australia cricket Test with Ricky Ponting and Zaheer Khan having a on-field showdown which prompted the match referee to summon the Indian pacer
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Indians Putting Up Smokescreen On Bhajji's Fitness: Ponting
Cricket | Sep 30, 2010, 08:00 PM ISTMohali: The Indian team might be trying to put up a smokescreen by declaring Harbhajan Singh a doubtful starter for Friday's opening Test, says Australian skipper Ricky Ponting who claims to have seen the off-spinner
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ICC Needs To Act Quickly On Match-Fixing: Ponting
Cricket | Sep 19, 2010, 04:14 PM ISTSydney: Cricket's image has taken a beating due to the match-fixing scandal surrounding the Pakistan team, Australian captain Ricky Ponting said on Sunday as he called on the ICC to act fast and clean up
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India Tour May Hamper Ashes Preparation: Ponting
Cricket | Jul 27, 2010, 11:10 AM ISTMelbourne: Australia skipper Ricky Ponting fears that the tour of India in October may hamper their preparation for the Ashes series commencing in November 25 at Brisbane.Ponting said ideally Australia should not have played on
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Ponting, Clarke Crack Tons Against Pak, Score 302/3
Cricket | Jan 14, 2010, 04:21 PM ISTAustralian batsmen dominated the first day's play after losing three early wickets in the third and the final Test here at the Bellerive Oval on Thursday.Captain Ricky Ponting and middle-order batsman Michael Clarke cracked hundreds
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Ponting Feared 250 Would Not Be Enough
Cricket | Nov 03, 2009, 10:03 AM ISTRelieved after the series-levelling 24-run win, Australia captain Ricky Ponting said he was afraid that 250-run may not be enough but his bowlers made it possible. "It was a good win but I thought we
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Ponting Fumes Over Training Facilities At Kotla
Cricket | Oct 30, 2009, 06:50 PM ISTAustralia captain Ricky Ponting was an angry man on Friday after a watered practice pitch at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in New Delhi hampered the visitors' preparation for Saturday's crucial third one-dayer against India.
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Gavaskar Warns Australia To Be Wary Of Tendulkar
Cricket | Oct 23, 2009, 10:02 AM ISTLegendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has warned the Australians to be wary of in-form Sachin Tendulkar, saying the Indian star would come out all guns blazing against them in the upcoming seven-match ODI series, starting on