T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Ponting pleaded to keep Abhishek at Delhi Capitals in 2018

The India opener's first IPL coach is backing him to be the top run-getter at the T20 World Cup

03-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting expects 'daring, dynamic and different' PBKS to come back stronger next season

"Maybe a little bit of experience in that middle order today might have helped us out," Ricky Ponting says of the IPL 2025 final defeat to RCB

04-Jun-2025•Sidharth Monga

PBKS 'haven't achieved anything yet' - Ponting keeps it real

"It's pretty obvious to see that this is a really talented team that are all on the same page and heading in the same direction," Ricky Ponting says

26-May-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting: It was Shreyas' call to promote Inglis to No. 3

The Australia batter lined up Mayank Yadav and helped set a strong platform for the PBKS middle order

04-May-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting: Shreyas 'understands game situations better than ever before'

"He's a lot more confident in himself now than he was, and that comes with experience," says Ricky Ponting of Shreyas Iyer

01-May-2025•Deivarayan Muthu

Injured Maxwell in danger of missing rest of IPL; Ponting says 'stay tuned' for replacements

Ponting said they were looking at some Indian players as options, and will name replacements in the coming days

30-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Padikkal: 'The Chinnaswamy deserves some wins as well'

"The four games we have played here, each wicket has been slightly different," Ponting says about the conditions in New Chandigarh

21-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Composure as a person' makes Shreyas Iyer the captain he is

"I have never, ever heard a negative word coming out of his mouth," Nehal Wadhera says about head coach Ricky Ponting

16-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting: That might be the best win I've ever had as coach in IPL

Punjab Kings head coach heaped praise on Chahal, saying the legspinner had passed a fitness test before the game for a shoulder niggle

15-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ready or not, Wadhera makes an impact on Punjab Kings debut

Wadhera, not expecting to play the game against LSG, had turned up at the venue with just one shirt in his bag

04-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

PBKS winning without overseas contributions shows 'real confidence', says Nick Knight

Varun Aaron believes Ponting and Shreyas have a 'really good system' in place for the side

02-Apr-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Ponting: Priyansh Arya is 'a very special potential opening batsman'

New boys - like Arya - Suryansh Shedge and Musheer Khan also come in for praise from the Punjab Kings head coach

22-Mar-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Kohli moves up to No.5 on ICC rankings, Ponting calls him 'best ODI player'

Ponting also reckoned that Kohli, who is now third on the highest run-scorers list in ODIs, will want to finish at the top

26-Feb-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Yeah mate, no stress': Konstas takes axing in stride

The 19-year-old was overlooked for the first Test in Galle after the dramatic start to his career against India

29-Jan-2025•AAP

Higher honours, big pay day on the cards for Hurricanes hero

Mitchell Owen put his name up in lights with an astonishing display in the BBL final

28-Jan-2025•AAP and ESPNcricinfo staff

Shastri wants Rohit and Kohli to return to domestic cricket to rediscover form

Ponting, meanwhile, suggests Kohli needs time away from the game

08-Jan-2025•Shashank Kishore

Ponting on Shreyas Iyer: 'He'll be a great leader for our team'

"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep

24-Nov-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

Vettori to leave Australia Test coaching duties for IPL auction

Sunrisers Hyderabad coach will attend the IPL auction in Jeddah during the first Test, despite being Australia's bowling coach

18-Nov-2024•Alex Malcolm

Ponting appointed Punjab Kings head coach

Ponting, it is understood, will take the final call on the rest of the coaching staff

18-Sep-2024•Nagraj Gollapudi

Ponting tips Australia to beat India 3-1 in Border Gavaskar Trophy

Former Australia captain says that Steven Smith should make the call on whether he should open for Australia in Tests

13-Aug-2024•ESPNcricinfo staff

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