16 March 2025. Nearly a month before the start of the Indian Premier League 2025, Shashank Singh said on a podcast that Punjab Kings would finish in the top two of the points table this season. Shubhankar Mishra, the seasoned journalist hosting the show, let out an audible laugh—unable to believe what Shashank had just…
Priyansh Arya and Ricky Ponting (Image credit: Punjab Kings) NEW DELHI: Priyansh Arya was an unfamiliar name until he smashed six consecutive sixes in an over during a Delhi Premier League (DPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium last August.But that was just the beginning. When given the opportunity to represent Delhi in the Syed…
Punjab Kings’ head coach Ricky Ponting and captain Shreyas Iyer (Photo Source: X) Punjab Kings will launch another bid to put an end to their 17-year wait for an Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy when the new-look side under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer and coach Ricky Ponting takes field against Gujarat Titans in their…
Ricky Ponting file photo (Photo credit: X) NEW DELHI: India superstar Virat Kohli and debutant Sam Konstas were on Thursday involved in a heated on-field altercation after both shoulder-bumped mid-pitch on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne. Soon after the fiery exchange, incident blew up with the Australians blaming Kohli for…
Virat Kohli and Steve Smith. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Both Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are going through a lean patch. Both former captains of their respective teams and both batting greats.Ahead of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, which begins in Perth from Friday, former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has…