DTVHINDIIPL 2025: MS Dhoni will not play… whether he is the captain or not, he will always be a mentor for the team – Ponting’s big prediction
MS Dhoni (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Former Australia captain and new head coach of Punjab Kings, Ricky Ponting has told whether Chennai Super Kings (CSK) can adopt its own formula to manage MS Dhoni’s workload management in IPL 2025. He praised the former CSK captain for playing for so long in the Indian Premier League. CSK has retained Dhoni for Rs 4 crore ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Former India and Chennai captain Dhoni was retained as an uncapped player as he last played an international match five years ago. Ricky Ponting has made a big prediction regarding 43-year-old Dhoni. Ponting says that CSK will not field Mahi in all the matches in IPL 2025. Before IPL 2025, Ricky Ponting gave a big statement regarding MS Dhoni. Ricky Ponting feels that in order to increase Dhoni’s impact in the upcoming season of IPL, he will be given rest sometimes so that the workload can also be managed. Ponting said in the recent episode of ICC Review, “Two seasons ago he probably had his worst season but then he bounced back last year. He made an impact in some matches like the old MS Dhoni. I think it will be the same now. They may not field him the entire season. They can think of keeping him out of the match and giving him rest to ensure his best performance.” Let us tell you that under the leadership of Dhoni, CSK has won five IPL trophies. MS Dhoni had handed over the CSK captaincy to Rituraj Gaikwad before IPL 2024. However, the Chennai team was not successful in reaching the playoffs last season. CSK stood fifth in the points table. Ponting said, “Whichever team he is in, whether he is the captain or not, he will always be a mentor and leader for that team. Even if he is playing or sitting outside. His height is so big. Dhoni is important for Chennai as he provides leadership on and off the field.”
Five best batsmen who have scored the most runs in test cricket
There are many players from all over the world who have always performed well in this format and have played an important role in the victory of their team. Joe Root Sachin Tendulkar (Photo Source:: X/Twitter) Test format is said to be the most challenging format of cricket. There are many players from all over the world who have always performed well in this format and have played an important role in the victory of their team. However, participating in this format is not within the reach of every player. Today we will tell you about five such great players who have always performed brilliantly in international Test cricket and have scored the most runs in the Test format. 5- Joe Root Joe Root (Photo Source: England’s experienced batsman Joe Root, while batting brilliantly during the first Test match being played against Pakistan, has broken former captain Alastair Cook’s record of scoring the most runs for England. Let us tell you that Joe Root scored 262 runs in the first innings of the first Test being played against Pakistan and put his team in a strong position. Joe Root has scored 12664 runs in his international Test cricket career so far. Not only this, Joe Root has also become the highest run-scorer in the World Test Championship. Joe Root has become the fifth highest run scorer in his Test cricket career.
My availability was becoming a problem for Delhi Capitals: Ricky Ponting made a big revelation
Under the coaching of Ricky Ponting, the Delhi team qualified for the playoffs of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Ricky Ponting (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has recently revealed why he left Delhi Capitals before the start of the Indian Premier League 2025 and took up the important responsibility of taking over as the head coach of the Punjab Kings team. Let us tell you that Ricky Ponting spent 7 years of important time with the Delhi Capitals team from 2018 to 2024. Under the coaching of Ricky Ponting, the Delhi team qualified for the playoffs of the 2019, 2020 and 2021 seasons. Not only this, in the 2020 season, the team also made it to the finals for the first time. However, his tenure with the franchise ended in July 2024. According to Times of India, Ricky Ponting said, ‘I feel that we had created a very good family atmosphere there. Like I said, I understood what they wanted from me. They told me that my availability was becoming a big problem. They wanted a full-time head coach. I could not agree to this. I am very disappointed that it ended but I know very well where they wanted to go.’ I had a great time with everybody I was there with: Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting further said, ‘All the people I was with there had a great time. We came to know through social media that the Delhi team wanted a coach who would stay with them all the time and it was very difficult for me to do this. I myself feel bad that I have left the Delhi team. Punjab Kings called me to coach. I myself was under a lot of pressure about this thing. By the time I finished playing, I realized that now I cannot go back. Not as a player but as a coach I can join the team again. My plan was that I can return to this game once again as a coach with those against whom I have played cricket. These teams have lost in the finals of the Women’s T20 World Cup Against which team has Virat Kohli scored the most Test centuries? Will Hardik Pandya return to Test cricket? Batsmen with most centuries in WTC 2023-25 Shakib Al Hasan is ahead of Rohit in wealth, net worth crosses 600 crores… Hardik Pandya is the owner of these 8 expensive cars These 7 great batsmen have not been able to score a single century in the ODI format Virat Kohli’s generosity, gifted his bat to this youngster Luxury car, luxurious house… you will be shocked to know the net worth of Suryakumar Yadav These 7 teams have not played the Champions Trophy even once so far
This world champion player from Australia will become the next coach of PBKS, has previously worked for DC
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting is all set to join the IPL (Indian Premier League) franchise, Punjab Kings. While there has been no official confirmation or statement from either side yet, there are reports that the former Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach has been approached by Punjab Kings in recent times and Ponting is now considering it. Let us tell you that the former Australian World Champion player worked with Delhi Capitals for seven years. He decided to part ways ahead of the upcoming season, citing coaching duties as well as various commitments. The great batsman joined the IPL franchise in the year 2018. Under his able guidance, DC has managed to make it to the playoff round of the league three times in a row since 2019. At the same time, in 2020, the team managed to reach the IPL final. PBKS will make an official announcement about Ricky Ponting in a few days However, no announcement has been made by Punjab Kings regarding Ricky Ponting yet. But it is believed that the deal between the franchise and the player is almost complete, but the official announcement is likely to be made in a few days from now. Like Delhi Capitals, the Punjab Kings team has also not won the title even once so far. It is also looking for its first title. Now it will be interesting to see what changes happen when Ricky Ponting joins Punjab. Ponting recently spoke to Sky Sports and said that he has completed his work with Delhi Capitals. But some opportunities may come up in the IPL in the next few weeks, and we will see what happens. That is, he had already given a hint about this, which is now coming to the fore. Let us also tell you that the retention policy has not been announced by the BCCI yet. It is being told that all the rules regarding retention will come at the end of this month. Only after this it will be decided how many players the teams can retain.
Ricky Ponting compared Rishabh Pant with MS Dhoni in Test cricket, know what he said?
Pant has scored a total of 2271 runs in 33 Test matches played at an average of 43.67. Ricky Ponting and Rishabh Pant (Image Credit- Twitter Star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant is an important part of the Indian cricket team in red ball cricket. Pant has played some memorable innings for Team India in the biggest format of the game, including his 89* innings played at the Gabba in 2021. 26-year-old Pant has played a total of 33 Test matches for the Indian team so far, in which he has scored five centuries, which is very close to the 6 centuries scored by former Indian captain MS Dhoni in 90 Test matches. Pant has achieved this feat in one-third fewer matches than Dhoni. On the other hand, now former Australian captain and legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting has made a big statement comparing Rishabh Pant with Dhoni. Ponting says that Pant is a serious cricketer, and this is reflected in his batting. Ricky Ponting compared Rishabh Pant to Dhoni Let us tell you that recently in a discussion with Sky Sports, Ricky Ponting said – We all have seen him (Pant) playing and heard him in the stump mic. He is a great character of the group. He loves his cricket, he is a match winner, that’s what he is. Ponting further said- He has 4-5 Test centuries and has also reached 90 figures 9 times, which is much better than Dhoni’s Test matches played (90). What a good character he is in cricket. He is a serious cricketer. On the other hand, if we give you information about Pant’s Test career, he has scored a total of 2271 runs in 33 Test matches played at an average of 43.67. Pant has also scored 5 centuries. On the other hand, Dhoni has scored a total of 4876 runs in 90 Test matches at an average of 38.09. During this period, only 6 centuries have come from Dhoni’s bat.
Not Arshdeep Singh, this left-arm fast bowler is going to get a chance for the Border Gavaskar Trophy!
Delhi Capitals fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed can make it to the Indian team for the Australia tour. – Ricky Ponting Khaleel_Ahmad (Twitter) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has opened up on various aspects of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia. For the first time since the 1991-92 season, the two teams will face each other in a five-match Test series in November-December this year. Ricky Ponting believes that pat cummins And this time the Australian team Rohit Sharma will defeat the team 3-1 in the series. Suggestion to include Khalil Ahmed in the team Apart from this, Ponting has also given his suggestions on the Indian team going to Australia later this year. According to him, Delhi Capitals fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed can make a place in India’s team for the Australia tour. Why did Ricky Ponting take the name of Khalil Ahmed? This left-arm fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) took 17 wickets in the 2024 edition of the 2024 edition. It is worth noting that Ponting has seen Khalil closely in the last few years as he has been the head coach of the Delhi franchise in the IPL since 2018. Ricky Ponting while talking to Sanjana Ganesan in ICC Review said- “I think someone like Khaleel Ahmed could be picked for the Test tour. I know he recently went to Zimbabwe and played the (T20I) series there, but for the Australia tour, it would be better to have a left-arm bowler in the squad.” Let us tell you that Khalil Ahmed was part of the Indian team for the Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka tour and played four out of 5 T20 matches. He took a total of three wickets and looked in good form. Apart from this, there are reports that Arshdeep Singh may be given a chance as a left-arm fast bowler for the Australia tour. Before going on the Australia tour, the Indian team has to play two Tests against Bangladesh and three Tests against New Zealand. If the selectors plan for the upcoming series, they can try both Arshdeep and Khalil.
“They can work in the off-season like this…” – This is the reason why Ricky Ponting is not the head coach of DC, he himself made a big revelation
They want to go in a different direction with someone who can give them a bit more time and a bit more availability during the off-season – Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting (Photo Source: Former Australian captain and legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting was working as the head coach of Delhi Capitals since 2018. Ponting was the coach of the franchise for seven years, but the team could not win a single trophy during his tenure. Delhi Capitals co-owner Parth Jindal says that he wants to appoint an Indian as the new head coach of the team, who can find local talent and promote them. Meanwhile, recently Ricky Ponting revealed the reason why the franchise removed him from the post of coach. Ponting says that the franchise is in favor of a coach who can give more time during the off-season and he was unable to do so. Ricky Ponting revealed the plans of Delhi Capitals Ricky Ponting said in the episode of ICC Review, They made it clear that they wanted to go in a different direction with someone who could give them a little more time and a little more availability during the off-season. Such a coach would be able to spend some time with the local players in India. I was not able to do this because of my other commitments. Speaking further, Ricky Ponting also indicated that the head coach of Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025 could be an Indian. I think an Indian will be the head coach. Certainly, this is something I have talked about with them. Will Ponting become the white-ball head coach of the England cricket team? There have been reports for a long time that Ricky Ponting would become the white-ball head coach of the England men’s cricket team, although he has put an end to all those speculations. Ponting says that he is not in the right mindset to coach an international team. No, I would actually never consider doing that. I’m on record as saying that International Jobs isn’t really where my life is right now, as it takes up too much time.
IPL: I would love to coach in IPL again: Ricky Ponting
Delhi Capitals parted ways with Ponting in July 2024. Ricky Ponting (Image Credit- Twitter X) Former Australian captain and legendary cricketer Ricky Ponting’s journey with Delhi Capitals as head coach ended in July 2024. Ponting was working with the team as head coach since the franchise was renamed from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals in 2018. So, after Ponting’s departure, Delhi Capitals franchise co-owner Parth Jindal had said that he wanted to appoint an Indian as the new coach of the team, who could stay in the country and find the talent of the local players and promote those who were unable to do punting. So now the 49-year-old former cricketer has also said that Delhi Capitals wanted to go in a different direction regarding coaching and he was not suitable for it. However, Ponting is very excited about his comeback in the upcoming season. Many IPL franchises are looking for coaches for the upcoming season, so Ponting can fit in many of them. It is worth noting that before becoming the coach of Delhi Capitals, Ponting has worked with Mumbai Indians. I would love to coach in the IPL again: Ricky Ponting Let us tell you that recently in the latest episode of ICC Review, Ricky Ponting said- I would love to coach in IPL again. I had a great time every year whenever I joined it, whether it was the initial days as a player or a few years as the head coach in Mumbai. Ponting further said- Then I spent 7 seasons with Delhi Capitals as head coach, which unfortunately did not work out. My going there was like bringing some silverware, which did not happen. They (DC) made it clear that they wanted to go in a different direction, with someone who could give them a little more time and a little more availability during the off-season.
Most Runs in Test: List of players who scored the most runs in Test cricket history
A total of 14 players have scored more than 10,000 runs in Tests so far. The list toppers include players from India, Australia, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan. Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Most Runs in Test: There is nothing special to say about Team India’s great player Sachin Tendulkar. He has made many records in his 24-year long cricket career. One of these is the record of scoring the most runs in Tests. Sachin has played 200 Test matches in his career, and he has scored 15,921 runs. At the same time, Australian legend Ricky Ponting is in second place with 13,378 runs. In third place is South African legend Jacques Kallis who has scored 13,289 runs in 166 Test matches. 14 players have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket A total of 14 players have scored more than 10,000 runs in Tests so far. The list toppers include players from India, Australia, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan. Players who have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket – Team-wise India Sachin Tendulkar – 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches Rahul Dravid – 13,288 runs in 164 Tests Sunil Gavaskar – 10,122 runs in 125 Test matches Australia Ricky Ponting – 13,378 runs in 168 Tests Allan Border – 11,174 runs in 156 Tests Steve Waugh – 10,927 runs in 168 Tests England Alastair Cook – 12,472 runs in 161 Tests Joe Root – 12,027* runs in 143 Tests Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara – 12,400 runs in 134 Tests Mahela Jayawardene – 11,814 runs in 149 Tests West Indies Brian Lara – 11,953 runs in 131 Tests Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 11,867 runs in 164 Tests South Africa Jacques Kallis – 13,289 runs in 166 Tests Pakistan Younis Khan – 10,099 runs in 118 Tests Most Runs in Test: List of 10 players who scored the most runs in the history of Test cricket Player Runs in Test cricket Sachin Tendulkar- India 15,921 Ricky Ponting – Australia 13,378 Jacques Kallis- South Africa 13,289 Rahul Dravid- India 13,288 Alastair Cook- England 12,472 Kumar Sangakkara- Sri Lanka 12,400 Joe Root- England 12,027 Brian Lara- West Indies 11,953 Shivnarine Chnaderpaul- West Indies 11,867 Mahela Jayawardene- Sri Lanka 11,814
Prithvi Shaw got continuous opportunities but…: Ricky Ponting put forth his view on the Indian player
Ricky Ponting believes that Prithvi Shaw got the opportunity but he could not utilize it well. Ricky Ponting and Prithvi Shaw. (Photo Source: Twitter) Former Australian captain and former head coach of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, Ricky Ponting, has recently given his opinion about the cricketing career of Indian player Prithvi Shaw. Let us tell you, Prithvi Shaw had a very good start in international cricket but as his career progressed, his form declined. Prithvi Shaw has participated in the Indian Premier League for Delhi Capitals and has played for this franchise for 3 years under the coaching of Ricky Ponting. Ricky Ponting believes that Prithvi Shaw got the opportunity but he could not capitalize on it properly. According to him, a player like Prithvi Shaw can join any team in world cricket but due to his recent performance, the best players are not getting a chance. Ricky Ponting told Cricbuzz, ‘I would like to start with the fact that I do not want to talk about any one player but Prithvi Shaw should not be left out. He is really an amazing player. Shaw can join any team. With the talent he has, he can be included in any team. You can also say that in the middle of the year we were not able to include him in our Delhi Capitals team. As a coach, I also felt very bad that we had such great players but we were not able to bring out the best in them. But sometimes in the process of doing too much, you end up giving disappointing performances. Prithvi Shaw’s performance was very poor in the Indian Premier League 2023 and 2024 seasons Let us tell you, while playing for Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, Prithvi Shaw scored 353 runs in the 2019 season, while in the 2021 season, this excellent player scored 479 runs. However, combining the 2023 and 2024 seasons, he scored only 304 runs in 16 matches. Prithvi Shaw played his last international match for India in 2021. Ricky Ponting also wants this young player to perform well and once again secure his place in the Indian team. He also has a lot of expectations from the young player. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
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