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Ricky Ponting
Mon, February 21 2011
Ponting backs 10-team World Cup in 2015
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said Sunday that the World Cup would be a better event if the smaller nations were excluded but acknowledged the need to grow the game around the world.
Mon, February 21 2011
Zimbabwe plan spin attack from start against Australia
Zimbabwe coach Alan Butcher said he would be happy to throw the new ball to a spinner if it helps shock defending champions Australia in Monday's World Cup clash.
Sun, February 20 2011
Ponting says Australia can win the World Cup
Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Sunday he does not care that the defending champions go into the World Cup without their usual favourites tag, believing his side can triumph again.
Sun, February 20 2011
World Cup preview: Ponting’s return bolsters Australia
By Jamie Alter
The last time these two sides met in a limited-overs contest, Zimbabwe ended up victors in an unforgettable encounter. But that was during the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 in 2007, and was for all practical purposes a one-off upset win.
Thu, February 17 2011
‘Don’t cross your boundaries’
Sreesanth, who has a reputation of losing his cool and coming up with animated gestures in the heat of the moment, has been told to calm down and should not cross few boundaries by skipper MS Dhoni
Wed, July 02 2014
What makes a great team – great players or great captains?
Australia decade-long domination on world cricket has ended.
Tue, February 15 2011
South Africa chalk up clinical win over Australia
South Africa registered a facile seven-wicket win over Australia in a World Cup warm-up match played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Set 218 to win, South Africa rode on the solid contributions of Graeme Smith and Hashim Amla before JP Duminy applied the finishing touches with more than five overs to spare.
Mon, February 14 2011
Dhoni, Ponting unhappy with Bangalore pitch
Skippers MS Dhoni and Ricky Ponting have expressed their dissatisfaction with the pitch at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore, saying that it had a lot of turn.
Sun, February 13 2011
Spinners shine in India’s 38-run victory over Australia
After making a strong start in their chase of a modest total of 214, Australia stumbled and fell 38 runs short as they lost their first warm-up match against India held at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Sun, February 13 2011
India and Australia look for a dominant start
The result of the match will not be of much importance, but the captains Dhoni and Ricky Ponting will like to start the tournament on a winning note right from the start.