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"Worried For Mohammed Siraj...": Ricky Ponting Explains Immediate Reaction To India Star's Fiery Send-Off

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has weighed in on the incident and verbal spat that took place between Australia batter Travis Head and India fast bowler Mohammed Siraj during the second Test in Adelaide, stating that he got worried for Siraj. The latter had delivered Head a fiery send-off after getting him out, but that reaction concerned Ponting, who said that he was well aware of how umpires and match officials tend to react to such incidents. As it turned out, Siraj was fined 20 percent of his match fees.

Not Yashasvi Jaiswal Or Joe Root, Ricky Ponting Labels This 'Generational' Star As Best Test Batter

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes England's Harry Brook is currently the best Test batter in the world and added he remains in awe of his approach to playing the longer format. On Wednesday, right-handed Brook was unveiled as new top-ranked Test batter after going past his team-mate Joe Root in the rankings list, with his rating points being 898. Brook, 25, scored 171 in the first Test of England's ongoing tour of New Zealand in Christchurch, and followed it up by making 123 and 55 in the second Test in Wellington.

Under-Fire Virat Kohli Makes Big Change In Nets, Harbhajan Singh Impressed

Back in the line of fire over his poor show in India's defeat in the pink-ball Test against Australia, Virat Kohli has dug deeper in his pursuit of success ahead of the third Test. The veteran batter continues to practice in Adelaide, along with the other members of the team, after the second Test ended prematurely inside three days. Kohli, who couldn't help the team with his bat in Adelaide, has been a regular figure in the nets since. In fact, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh explained a big transformation that Kohli has brought into his practice to counter his poor run of form in Australia.

Mohammed Siraj In Trouble? Travis Head Episode Prompts 'Match Referee Warning' From Ricky Ponting

India faced a humiliating 10-wicket defeat against Australia on Day 3 of the second Test in Adelaide. With this win, Australia levelled the five-match series 1-1. On the third day of the pink-ball Test, Pat Cummins and co bundled out India for 175, taking a target of 19 runs. Later, the hosts went across the line in just 3.2 overs and 10 wickets in hand. However, the send-off row between pacer Mohammed Siraj and Australian batter Travis Head became the biggest talking point of the game.

Joe Root Equals Rahul Dravid's Big Test Feat With Ton vs New Zealand

England batter Joe Root equalled Indian batting legend Rahul Dravid to become Test cricket's fifth-highest century getter on Sunday. Root accomplished this feat during the second Test against New Zealand at Wellington. In the match, Root, after making just three in first innings, broke his string of low scores with a brilliant 106 in 130 balls in the second innings. His knock consisted of 11 fours and runs came at a strike rate of 81.53. This was Root's 36th Test century, matching him with Dravid's tally. Root has the highest amount of centuries by an England batter.

Sunil Gavaskar Defends Rohit Sharma's 'Selfless' Act, But Ricky Ponting Warns "For The Rest Of His Career..."

Legendary cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Ricky Ponting had an intense discussion about India captain Rohit Sharma's batting order in the 1st innings of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide. Rohit, who missed the series opener in Perth, dropped himself to no. 6 in the batting order to accomodate KL Rahul at the top of the order. Rahul put on an impressive show in the first Test, helping India thrash Australia by 295 runs. As a result, Rohit sacrificed his position to allow Rahul in continuing as an opener.

"I'd Hit Him Back Over...": On Jasprit Bumrah, Australia Great's Clear Message Ahead of Day-Night Test

Jasprit Bumrah is one Indian player who generates awe and fear in almost similar capacity. Bumrah, currently the world No. 1 bowler in Tests, led India from the front against Australia in the first match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He returned with a match-haul of eight wickets as India notched a memorable win. "It was so important for the captain to stand up," Ricky Ponting, former Australia captain, said in the latest ICC Review. "I think he showed everyone why he's clearly the best fast bowler in the world in all formats of the game.

"In Love And War...": Harbhajan Singh Recalls 'Fiery' On-Field Rivalry With Australia

Ahead of the second Test against Australia, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh recollected his memories of playing against Aussies and said the battle between the teams forced them to put in extra effort on the field. After the Ashes rivalry in red-ball cricket, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy has gained much popularity among cricket fanatics with India not losing the series since 2016. “It was our job. We were playing to win against Australia. You get to know how good of a player you are when you play against a bigger team like Australia, and Australia was a very good team. They were the number one team. If you want to know your capabilities, you have to play against the best. That's what we did. We tried. We tried and stayed determined. Whenever we played against Australia, we had to put in some extra effort. Because they were a very good team," Harbhajan said on Star Sports' “Time-out”.

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"Worried For Mohammed Siraj...": Ricky Ponting Explains Immediate Reaction To India Star's Fiery Send-Off

Not Yashasvi Jaiswal Or Joe Root, Ricky Ponting Labels This 'Generational' Star As Best Test Batter

Under-Fire Virat Kohli Makes Big Change In Nets, Harbhajan Singh Impressed

Mohammed Siraj In Trouble? Travis Head Episode Prompts 'Match Referee Warning' From Ricky Ponting

Joe Root Equals Rahul Dravid's Big Test Feat With Ton vs New Zealand

Sunil Gavaskar Defends Rohit Sharma's 'Selfless' Act, But Ricky Ponting Warns "For The Rest Of His Career..."

"I'd Hit Him Back Over...": On Jasprit Bumrah, Australia Great's Clear Message Ahead of Day-Night Test

"In Love And War...": Harbhajan Singh Recalls 'Fiery' On-Field Rivalry With Australia