IPL 2018

Ponting on Maxwell's poor IPL season: "I wish I knew why"

May 21, 2018: The Delhi Daredevils coach also explains why the team stuck with Maxwell in the XI despite repeated failures

Australia news

Criticism of Australia team culture out of proportion - Ponting

Apr 5, 2018: The former Australia captain, however, said he was shocked by the ball-tampering scandal in Cape Town, and that the penalties handed out by Cricket Australia were necessary

IPL 2018

Ponting's speech gave us goosebumps - Iyer

Apr 2, 2018: The Delhi Daredevils batsman said Ponting's aggression has already helped the team build a mindset around winning T20 games

What's with the sanctimony, Mr Waugh?

Mar 30, 2018: If there's a problem with the Australian team's culture, Steve Waugh is as much to blame as any of the current players

Australia news

'Stanlake could be one of the all-time great fast bowlers' - Ponting

Feb 27, 2018: The former Australia captain, who had worked with Billy Stanlake as the team's assistant coach in the Trans-Tasman T20 tri-series, was impressed with the 23-year old's pace and bounce

Australia news

Ricky Ponting eyes Australia T20 job

Feb 10, 2018: The former Australia captain assisted coach Darren Lehmann in the ongoing triangular series, and said he was open to a role with the national T20 side

The Ashes 2017-18

Ranking England's Australian nightmares

Jan 10, 2018: In eight completed Ashes tours since 1986-87, England have won one series and lost seven by thumping margins. But which have had saving graces, and which have been unmitigated shockers?

Australia news

Ponting to assist Lehmann during T20 tri-series

Jan 9, 2018: The former Australia captain had performed a similar role during the home T20 series against Sri Lanka in February 2017

IPL news

Ponting named Delhi Daredevils coach

Jan 4, 2018: The former Australia captain fills the void left by Rahul Dravid's departure

The Ashes 2017-18

England need 'little boy' Root to step up - Ponting

Dec 23, 2017: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested that the England dressing room is "soft" and Joe Root has looked like "a little boy" in charge of the side

India v Sri Lanka

When runs disappear

Dec 5, 2017: The five worst series for batsmen since 2000, including Ajinkya Rahane's stinker against Sri Lanka

Let's all have a bowl

Jul 4, 2017: How many times have all 11 players bowled in a Test innings?

Countdown : 8 days to go

Plucking 'em out of thin air

Mar 28, 2017: Tight-rope walks by the boundary line, tag-team efforts and some spectacular close-catching feature in our list of IPL's most memorable catches

Australia in India 2016-17

Kohli the Indian Ricky Ponting?

Mar 14, 2017: The Australian team learnt its cricket watching an angry, winning Ricky Ponting lead the side. So did Virat Kohli. There isn't all that great a difference between them

Why doesn't cricket have proper metrics for fielding?

Jan 5, 2017: We now have a rudimentary fielding average in the BBL, but it's a crying shame there aren't any other, more meaningful, measures

Australia news

Ponting named assistant coach for SL T20Is

Jan 1, 2017: Ricky Ponting will join Justin Langer and Jason Gillespie in Australia's interim coaching group for the home T20s against Sri Lanka in February

Australia news

Ponting open to role with Australian team

Nov 23, 2016: Australia's former captain Ricky Ponting has put up his hand for a role with the national team, expressing interest in either a selection or coaching job in the wake of the side's present slump

IPL 2017

Jayawardene appointed Mumbai Indians coach

Nov 18, 2016: Mumbai Indians will have a new coach for IPL 2017 as former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene will take over the role from Ricky Ponting

The Ashes 2017-18

Australia face short-term pain for Ashes success - Ponting

Nov 15, 2016: With a year to go until the 2017-18 Ashes, Michael Vaughan and Ricky Ponting assess the two teams' current form and prospects of victory Down Under

Australia have an identity problem

Oct 6, 2016: Playing the "Australian way", verbally and tactically, has yielded mixed results. And it does not help that the snarl of the Waugh-era team does not sit naturally on Steve Smith's men