Ponting inspired by India's senior batsmen

In the Daily Telegraph , Malcolm Conn interviews Ricky Ponting on retirement, whether he draws strength from watching Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni's decision to reinstate Ian Bell at Trent Bridge, the hook shot, fatherhood and more.

Dustin Silgardo

25-Feb-2013

In the Daily Telegraph, Malcolm Conn interviews Ricky Ponting on retirement, whether he draws strength from watching Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni's decision to reinstate Ian Bell at Trent Bridge, the hook shot, fatherhood and more.

Ponting was particularly impressed with Dhoni's recall of England's Ian Bell during the second Test this week, when Bell walked off believing it was tea and was then run out. "From the outside Dhoni has always been pretty willing to play the right way," Ponting said. "Four years ago there was a different captain and he had a fair bit to say about different things. I thought he was way out of line with some of the things that he said. The right outcome has been met (with Bell's recall), which is what you want to see in the game. That's a good sign for international cricket."

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Dustin Silgardo is a former sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo