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About Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting is the captain of the Australian Test Cricket Team

Ricky Ponting in recent news

Andrew Symonds is not listed in the Australia test squad but Ponting said he loves Symonds to be back in his side sooner than later.

Border-Gavaskar Trophy series

Ricky Ponting is the captail of the young Australian team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Just before being named for the series, Ponting had surgery and got injured during the West Indies tour.

Speaking on the trophy series, Ponting said he is ready to end his Indian curse and serve up a run blitz in the forthcoming series. Pakistan coach and former Aussie fast bowler Geoff Lawson said Ponting will be right to concentrate on attacking the Indians with their battery of seamers in the Test series beginning next month.

Krejza still in the running for Bangalore Test: Ponting
Australian finger spinner Jason Krejza may still play in the first Test against India here from tomorrow, if skipper Ricky Pontings view on the issue merits attention. ANI

Sehwag raises temperatures ahead of Bangalore Test, says Aussies cheated in Sydney
Indian opener Virender Sehwag has dramatically raised the temperature surrounding tomorrows first Test against Australia in Bangalore by loudly claiming the Australians cheated to win the spiteful Sydney Test match in January. ANI

India-Oz series to be a cracking contest: Roebuck
Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck expects a cracker of a contest between India and Australia when the four Test series gets underway in Bangalore from Thursday. ANI

Oz selectors in a spin over slow bowling
Finding a spinner, or a squad of spinners to replace Shane Warne is proving to be the biggest challenge for the Australian cricket selection committee. ANI

Shane Warne ranks Sachin Tendulkar No. 1 cricketer in the world
Former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne has ranked Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar as No. 1 in his list of best players included in his new book Shane Warnes Century, to be launched in London tomorrow. ANI

Harbhajan Singh says India can beat Australia four-nil
Indian off spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that he is looking forward to scalping Aussie captain Ricky Ponting as the four-test series starts in Bangalore this week. ANI

Buchanan says Aussies no longer invincible for India
Former Aussies coach John Buchanan has said that the Australian side touring India was not invincible, and that with Indias better track record this year, both the sides could prove uncertain for each other in the forthcoming Test series. ANI

Sourav hopeful of winning Test series against Aussies
Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly is hopeful of winning the four match Test series after being selected a member of the team for the first two matches against touring Australia. ANI

Simon Katich may be surprise openers choice for India test
In a selection surprise Simon Katich has been preferred to his fellow left hander Phil Jacques to open the batting in the four-day tour match against a Board Presidents XI today in Hyderabad. ANI

New ICC rule will leave cricketers crying to go to the loo!
The new International Cricket Council rule will not allow cricketers to have a toilet break and they will have to tie a knot to stop themselves from relieving. ANI

Ponting expresses satisfaction over security arrangements
Security arrangements are satisfactory, says Ricky Ponting, the skipper of Australian cricket team which is visiting India for a Test and One-day series. ANI

Indian batting bolstered, Tendulkar joins conditioning camp
Indian batting line up got a boost as Sachin Tendulkar joined his team members who are in Bangalore for a six-day fitness camp. ANI

Lee is more than capable to carry Oz attack in India
Veteran paceman Jason Gillespie has said that Brett Lee is more than ready to carry the Australian attack in India. ANI

We were right not to tour Pakistan: Ponting
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that the expert security advice his team received halted what could have been a disastrous tour of Pakistan. ANI

Ponting sees spinner Krejza as key weapon against India
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes that 25-year-old debutant Jason Krejza has the potential and skill to counter Indias famed batting order in the forthcoming away series. ANI

Watson offers flexibility that Oz team needs against India: Ponting
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson should find himself penciled in for the first Test against India at Bangalores Chinnaswamy Stadium next month, because he offers flexibility, both as a batsman and as a fast bowler, says skipper Ricky Ponting. ANI

Ponting sees spinner Krejza as key weapon against India
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting believes that 25-year-old debutant Jason Krejza has the potential and skill to counter Indias famed batting order in the forthcoming away series. ANI

Watson offers flexibility that Oz team needs against India: Ponting
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson should find himself penciled in for the first Test against India at Bangalores Chinnaswamy Stadium next month, because he offers flexibility, both as a batsman and as a fast bowler, says skipper Ricky Ponting. ANI

Ponting says security situation in India much safer than Pak
Defending Cricket Australias decision to go ahead with India tour despite Saturdays serial blasts, the countrys Test captain Ricky Ponting has said that there was a difference in the security situation in India and Pakistan, and that he and his team were comfortable in playing in India and not Pakistan. ANI

Ponting sees positive signs for Symonds return
Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting has said that Andrew Symonds, who was sent home from Bangladesh last month for missing a crucial meeting for fishing, was showing signs of an early comeback. ANI

Ponting may turn to Oz PM Rudds googlies to bolster spin attack against India!
When Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting takes his flight to India this Sunday for a Test series, Aussie Prime Minister Kevin Rudd might be one of his team mates to bowl out the Indian batting line-up! ANI

Oz punters back India to dethrone Aussies as world cricket champs
Ahead of this months Test series between India and Australia, Aussie bookies have put their bets on India saying that the Aussies are set to lose their World Champions status. ANI

Symonds should show more respect and return to play for Oz: Warne
Former Australian leg spinner Shane Warne has said that all-rounder Andrew Symonds should not prematurely end his international career, and think hard about showing a little more respect for what the Australian team stands for. ANI

Dhoni, Yuvraj and Chanderpaul win ICC awards in Dubai
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has become the fifth player to be named as the ICC Cricketer of the Year at the ICC Awards ceremony in Dubai. ANI

`Pup Clarke did not take decision to remove Symonds alone
The decision to remove all-rounder Andrew Symonds from the Australian squad during the recent one-day series against Bangladesh, was not one taken by vice-captain Michael Clarke alone, said a Cricket Australia official today. ANI

Chanderpaul, Jayawardena, Steyn all vying for bumper night at LG ICC Awards 2008
Three players - Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies, Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardena and South Africas Dale Steyn - could enjoy a bumper night in Dubai on Wednesday. ANI

Successful KP demands more from his team
England captain Kevin Pietersen has demanded more effort from his players. ANI

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