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  • Indian Premier League 2021: Ricky Ponting reveals a ritual before every game. The clock

    Indian Premier League 2021: Ricky Ponting reveals a ritual before every game. The clock

    Watch: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting reveals a ritual before every game

    IPL 2021: Ricky Ponting, the head coach of the Delhi Capitals, revealed his pre-match ceremony.© Delhi Capitals / YouTube


    It became a big hit on social media earlier this week during his first conversation with Delhi Capital head coach Ricky Ponting’s squad, which saw fans drawing comparisons between him and Kabir Khan – Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan in 2007 A fictional character played by. Sports dramaChak de India‘. Comparing the two motivational speeches, fans also pointed out that both Ponting and Shah Rukh Khan had said one thing while addressing their respective sides. However, ahead of his opening match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the Delhi Capital’s official Twitter handle posted a video showing the only difference between Ponting and the fictional character Kabir Khan.

    Delhi Capital on Twitter wrote, “The only difference between @RickyPonting and Kabir Khan is that the match for the latter day was #CSKvDC #YehHaiNayiDilli at # IPL2021.”

    Asked if he would keep his beard on match day, the former Australia captain directly denied it, saying it was a ritual he would strictly perform before every game. Pointing out why he was clean shaved before every game, Ponting joked that he was afraid if his wife saw him as “he would probably divorce me”.

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    “No, I won’t. Because if I do, I think my wife will watch me on television and she’ll probably divorce me. I don’t have any ritual anyway. I’m not sure you guys paid attention to this. Have given, but I clean the night before every game. In the video.

    Since Ponting’s arrival three years ago, Delhi’s capitals have changed significantly. Ponting did not have the biggest scores of starts as the head coach of the Delhi Capitals as he completed a rock-bottom in 2018, but qualified for the playoffs the following year, finishing third. The following year the franchise went one step further as they reached their first finals in 2020.

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  • Steve Smith to reach top 3 in Will XI, if he joins Delhi’s playing XI, says head coach Ricky Ponting

    Steve Smith to reach top 3 in Will XI, if he joins Delhi’s playing XI, says head coach Ricky Ponting


    Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting has confirmed that if Steve Smith joins the playing XI, he will bat in the top three in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL 2021). With Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada and in red-hot form Eric Nortje, Smith will have to knock it out for an overseas spot.

    Cricket.com quoted Ponting as saying, “I think he has been released from the franchise for a long time.”

    “So, if he gets a chance with us – I think it will be somewhere in the top three – if he gets the chance, I’m sure it will be a great year for us,” he said.

    Smith, who had a disappointing IPL season last year, is “very keen” to get out on the field and show what he has got for the Capitals.

    Ponting said, “I’ve caught up with him (recently).”

    “Obviously the other side of it is a big auction next year, so if he does well in the IPL this year, I’m sure this price will go up for the coming season,” he said. .

    The former Australian captain feels that Smith’s presence is enough to make it to the Delhi Capitals camp.

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    “(This) is very good for him as a part of our squad. As I said – even if he doesn’t play, for example, someone of that kind with his knowledge on sports and T20 games. Ponting said, “would be great for our group. I can’t wait to work with him again. “

    Earlier in the day, Nortje and Rabada arrived in Mumbai to join the Delhi Capital (DC) team. DC, led by Rishabh Pant, will start their IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 10 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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  • Indian Premier League 2021: Prithvi Shaw welcomed “Boss” Ricky Ponting to the Capitals of Delhi with “Chak De” Cry. The clock

    Indian Premier League 2021: Prithvi Shaw welcomed “Boss” Ricky Ponting to the Capitals of Delhi with “Chak De” Cry. The clock


    Delhi Capital (DC) opener Prithvi Shaw welcomed head coach Ricky Ponting, who joined the team after completing his mandatory quarantine. “The owner is back,” Shaw said. DC posted a video on social media in which Shaw is seen speaking about the upcoming season of the IPL and reuniting with coach Ponting. “He is a very nice person. On the field he is like a boss, off the field he is like a friend. So, I am very happy that he is back.” Shaw compared Ponting’s speeches to the team’s Chak De film ‘Chak De! India by actor Shahrukh Khan. “I think when Ricky Sir speaks, that song (Chak De! India) should play in the background. Shahrukh Khan’s song,” Shaw said.

    Shaw comes to the record breaking performance in the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the IPL. He scored 827 runs in only eight matches – the most in a season by any batsman of the tournament – with Mayank Agarwal on the way.

    However, Shaw’s form deteriorated during the IPL 2020 and he was ruled out of the DC XI during the tournament. He also lost his place in the Indian Test team after being ruled out of the playing eleven during the tour of Australia after the IPL.

    Ponting echoed Shaw’s poor performance in the previous IPL season and said the 21-year-old refused to bat in the nets if he did not score runs in matches.

    “I’ve had some interesting conversations with him through last year’s IPL, just trying to break him up, trying to figure out what is the right way to coach him and how do I get the best out of him Going to do, “Ponting told cricket.com.au

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    “But he had an interesting theory on his batting last year – when he is not scoring runs, he will not bat, and when he is scoring runs, he wants to bat all the time.

    “He had four or five games where he made under 10 and I was saying to him, ‘We have to go to the nets and work out (what’s wrong), and he said to me with a wink,’ No, I’m not batting today. I really can’t do that. “

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  • Indian Premier League: Delhi Capitals “to win player title,” says assistant coach Mohammad Kaif

    Indian Premier League: Delhi Capitals “to win player title,” says assistant coach Mohammad Kaif

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    IPL 2021: The Capitals of Delhi reached the final of the IPL last year.© BCCI / IPL


    Delhi Capital, last year’s runner-up, wants to go one step further this year, says Mohammad Kaif, assistant coach in the Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. The former India batsman participated in his first practice session with the team on Saturday and he feels he has the players to end the drought this year. After being ruled out of IPL 2021 following an injury to regular captain Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi outfit have handed over the reins of the team to Rishabh Pant for the upcoming season.

    He said, “We want to go one step further this year and that is the goal of the Delhi Capital team. We have the players to win the title. We were very close last year and the plus point of this season is that most players like Rishabh Pant said in a DC press release, “They are playing a lot of cricket. They are in touch with the game and hence they are in good rhythm in the IPL. “

    In the absence of head coach Ricky Ponting, who is still in quarantine, Kaif took care of the team’s practice session held at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.

    Kaif, known for his athletics during his playing days, decided to test the fielding skills of the players and hold them under the lights. The 40-year-old former batsman was delighted to meet young talent along with veteran campaigners like Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin.

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    “The players have been practicing batting and bowling in the last few days. As a coaching group we decided to focus on fielding skills in today’s practice session. The players caught a few catches under the lights. It was a great session “I got it. Meet many young players and experienced people in the team. I had a good conversation with Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane,” Kaif said in a media release.

    Delhi Capital will begin the IPL 2021 campaign against the three-time champions Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 10 April.

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  • NZ vs AUS: Australia women’s cricket team sets new world record in ODIs

    NZ vs AUS: Australia women’s cricket team sets new world record in ODIs


    Australia women set a new world record in international cricket by beating the New Zealand women by six wickets in the first ODI at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. This victory helped Australia break the record for most consecutive wins in One-Day Internationals (ODIs), defeating Ricky Ponting’s 2003 Australian men’s team. The win against New Zealand was Australia’s 22nd win. The Australian women’s cricket team last lost in ODIs in October 2017.

    In 2003, Ricky Ponting-led Australia won 21 consecutive matches in ODIs.

    Australia’s record-breaking debut began in India in March 2018, winning the ODI series 3–0. Since then, they have defeated Pakistan (3-0), New Zealand (3-0), England (3-0), West Indies (3-0), Sri Lanka (3-0), New Zealand (3-0). ), And now have a 1-0 lead in the ongoing 3-match series in New Zealand.

    New Zealand women gave Australia a target of 213 runs on Sunday at Mount Maunganui.

    Opener Lauren Downs smashed 90 off 134 balls for the hosts. Captain Amy Satterthwaite and Amelia Kerr hit 32 and 33 runs, with New Zealand reaching 159/2 in 37 overs.

    However, after Kerr departed, New Zealand suffered a dramatic collapse and were bowled out for 212 in 48.5 overs.

    Megan Shutt was the Australian bowlers’ choice, taking four wickets and conceding 32 runs in nine overs.

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    Australia did not have the best chance of chasing down Rachel Haynes (14) and captain Meg Lanning (5) cheaply. Alyssa Healy, however, played an innings of 65 runs off 68 balls and took the audience to a strong position.

    Ellis Perry scored an unbeaten 56-run knock, while Ashley Gardner hit an unbeaten innings of 53 off 41 balls with three sixes and the same fours as Australia reached the target in just 38.3 overs.

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  • Ricky Ponting “captained” Rishabh Pant to be made a better player

    Ricky Ponting “captained” Rishabh Pant to be made a better player

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    Rishabh Pant will lead the Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021 in place of injured Shreyas Iyer.© BCCI / IPL


    Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is confident that leading wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant will be made an even better player in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Pant was named as the captain of the Delhi Capital for the upcoming IPL after regular captain Shreyas Iyer was ruled out of the tournament as he recently injured his left shoulder during England’s tour of India.

    “It is unfortunate that Shreyas will miss the tournament, but is waiting to see @ RishabhPant17. He has seized his chance. It is well deserved for his recent performance and he is coming in with a lot of confidence.” I am confident that the captaincy will make him an even better player. ” “Ponting tweeted

    The high-grade Pant has been sensational among the formats this year. He played an unbeaten 89-run match-winning innings in the third and fourth Tests against Australia and helped bring India under the Border Gavaskar Trophy Downs.

    He then went on to score a brilliant century against England in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad, which made him one of the white bowlers by the selectors.

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    Returning to the Indian white-ball side, Pant was promoted to No. 4 in the series against England, and the 23-year-old did not disappoint. He scored half-centuries in the two ODIs he scored.

    The wicketkeeper-batsman will debut as the IPL captain this season. Pant recently led the Delhi state team.

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  • Steve Smith to reach top 3 in Will XI, if he joins Delhi’s playing XI, says head coach Ricky Ponting

    IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting to join the squad for the new season


    Delhi Capital head coach Ricky Ponting is on track to join his squad for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which will start from 9 April. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Ponting wrote: “Staying safe,” on my way to connecting with @delhicaplys and getting things started for # IPL2021. can not wait. “Delhi Capital will start the IPL 2021 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 10 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

    On Sunday, the Delhi-based franchise announced the appointment of former India India wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra as the team’s assistant coach. On his appointment, in a statement, Ratra said: “I am honored to join the Delhi Capitals as an assistant coach. It is a very exciting team to work with talent. I Can’t wait to meet and contribute to the team. Its success. I am grateful to the Delhi Capitals for giving me this great opportunity. “

    “We want to welcome Ajay Ratra to the family of Delhi capitals,” said Vinod Bisht, CEO of the franchise.

    “His experience as a player and coach will be invaluable, as we look to move the franchise forward strongly. We are excited to get him on board, and wish him all the best for the upcoming season.”

    The 39-year-old was recently the coach of the Assam State team in the Syed Mushtaq AliT20 tournament and the Vijay Hazare Trophy. She has also coached the Punjab state team in the past and worked as a fielding and wicketkeeping coach with the Indian women’s team at the camp. This will be his first brush with the IPL franchise.

    Ratra made history in 2002 when he was the youngest wicketkeeper (aged 20) to score a Test century and the second Indian wicketkeeper to score a century abroad.

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    Currently employed by ONGC as Manager (Corporate Communications), Ratra played six Tests and 12 ODIs for India. He joins the Delhi Capitals coaching staff of Ponting, Mohammad Kaif, Praveen Amre and James Hopes.

    Delhi Capital had reached the final of IPL 2020, but lost to Mumbai Indians in the summit clash.

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  • On this day in 2001: Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian bowler to register a test hat-trick.

    On this day in 2001: Harbhajan Singh became the first Indian bowler to register a test hat-trick.


    March 11 is a historic day in Indian cricket and Harbhajan Singh’s career. On this day in 2001, the spinner became the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in Test cricket. He achieved this feat during the second Test match of the three-match series at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. After losing the first match, India staged a turnaround and won the series, winning the other two matches. Taking to Twitter, the 40-year-old posted an exhausting photo from the match and captioned it, “Moment changed my life #Hattrick #Grateful @BCCI”.

    Australia won the first Test match by 10 wickets at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. To build their fine form, the spectators were selected to bat on Day 1 of the second Test match in Kolkata.

    Australia got off to a terrific start, with Matthew Hayden scoring a 97 to miss a century. Harbhajan turned India towards India after the visiting team scored 252 runs from just three balls. In the first ball, he bowled a straight ball with the wicket of Ricky Ponting. Ponting could only shuffle, failing to fully connect with the ball and got stuck.

    After Ponting was dismissed, Adam Gilchrist, who scored a century in the first Test match, batted. But his time on the pitch was limited to a single ball, the ball hitting his back foot.

    For his hat-trick delivery, Harbhajan was up against Shane Warne, who was surrounded by Indian fielders. Warne directed the delivery to the side, where Sadgoppan Ramesh sent Warne back to the pavilion for an excellent dive.

    After three historic deliveries, Australia were crushed at 252 for seven.

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    During Australia’s first innings, Harbhajan took seven wickets. In addition to Ponting, Gilchrist and Warne, he dismissed Matthew Hayden, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh and Jason Gillespie.

    In the epic match, VVS Laxman (281) and Rahul Dravid (180) shared a 376-run partnership, with India registering a convincing win.

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  • IND vs ENG: Ricky Ponting defeated Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, Duo left few wickets for IPL 2021

    IND vs ENG: Ricky Ponting defeated Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel, Duo left few wickets for IPL 2021


    Former Australia captain and Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting on Monday teased all-rounder Axar Patel and spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who performed brilliantly for India in the recent Test series against England. Axar and Ashwin together took 59 wickets in the four-match Test series against England, which India won 3–1. While Axar became the joint highest wicket-taker in the debut Test series for India, Ashwin finished with 32 scalps, the highest in the series by any bowler. Ponting is hoping that the spin duo have a few wickets left in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

    If Axar and Ashwin – who both play for the Delhi Capitals – play with the ball, wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant scored a century against England in the fourth and final Test match that India won on Saturday in Ahmedabad.

    The head coach of the Delhi Capitals wanted to see Pant imitating his valor in the cash-rich league starting on 9 April.

    “Can’t wait to visit @delhicapums and get to work. Hope @ akshar2026 and @ ashwinravi99 have a few wickets left after taking all of these last month, and have more runs to make @ rishabhpant17! ” Ponting tweeted.

    The IPL Governing Council on Sunday announced for IPL 14 to be held across India from 9 April at six locations.

    The defending champions will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai in the Mumbai Indians tournament opener.

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    Each team is set to play in four places during the league stage. Out of 56 league matches, Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru will each host 10 matches, while Ahmedabad and Delhi will each host 8 matches.

    One of the highlights of this edition of the IPL will be the fact that all matches will be played at neutral venues, with no team playing at their home venue. All teams will play four of the six spots during the league stage.

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