Ricky ponting articles
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Ricky Ponting sets the record straight on using 'spring bat' in India vs Australia 2003 World Cup final
As absurd as it may sound, but if you're a 90s kid following Indian cricket, the term 'spring bat' may ring a bell. On March 24, 2003, when Ricky Ponting bludgeoned India with an unbeaten 140 in the final of the World Cup, the rumour that the former Australia captain played that game with a spring in his bat reached every Indian cricketing household.Sporting the good old Kookaburra bat with the green sticker, Ponting's Australia smashed Sourav Ganguly's daredevils by 125 runs to win their third...
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David Warner is DROPPED by IPL team as Ricky Ponting makes brutal call to cut Australian veteran amid woeful run of form
A day after Marcus Stoinis belted an IPL century to bolster his World Cup credentials veteran opener David Warner was dropped by his team amid flagging returns.
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The 49ers drafting Ricky Pearsall is indefensible
There is no plausible defense for the San Francisco 49ers’ selection of Florida wide receiver Ricky Pearsall at pick No. 31 in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. Harsh? Yes. An overreaction? Most certainly not. Pearsall is a “reach” by any objective measure; you need to scour the internet to find any mock drafts that had Pearsall going in the first round, and the lead draft experts for ESPN and NFL Network had Pearsall as Day 2 picks on their big boards. We could argue all day about how much...