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"Sounded Like He Found Himself In Quite A Dark Place": Ricky Ponting On Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli took a break from international cricket before returning to the Indian side for the Asia Cup 2022. He was rested for the tours of West Indies and Zimbabwe and the former India captain utilised the time to relax and shift his focus from cricket. Kohli has been struggling for runs in 2022 and the break must have helped him as he played a vital knock of 35 runs and finished as the joint-top scorer for India in the pressure match against Pakistan on Sunday and continued the uptick in his form with an unbeaten knock of 59 against Hong Kong.

Ponting backs Virat Kohli's month-long break from cricket

Ricky Ponting on Wednesday said Virat Kohli did the right thing by taking a month-long break from cricket. Following up his 35 against Pakistan in India's Asia Cup opener, former Indian skipper Kohli on Wednesday struck a fluent 44-ball 59 not out versus Hong Kong in Dubai, his first international half-century since a 52 against the West Indies in a T20I in Kolkata on February 18 this year. "I just hope that we see him back at his best and in the World Cup," the two-time World Cup winning skipper Ponting said on the 'ICC Review'.

Rishabh Pant's omission was surprising, shows India's quality: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting feels Rishabh Pant's "surprise" omission from India's playing XI in their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan shows the quality the team possesses heading into the T20 World Cup. India's designated finisher in recent times, Dinesh Karthik was preferred over Pant, who has however returned for the game against Hong Kong after the team management decided to rest all-rounder Hardik Pandya here on Wednesday. "I was really surprised.

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Post 2021 World T20 loss to Pakistan, a lot has changed in the Indian team

World Cup opener against Pakistan and India's erstwhile team management did cop a lot of flak for its archaic batting approach in shortest format of the game. A look at what has changed since then: ROHIT SHARMA AS CAPTAINUnder Rohit's captaincy, India's record since the T20 World Cup is good: 14 wins out of 16 played. His instinctive and out-of-the-box leadership is popular with players.

"Can Score Big Runs In Asia Cup": Rashid Khan's Huge Statement On India Star

Afghanistan star all-rounder Rashid Khan hailed India batter Suryakumar Yadav for his versatility. Suryakumar has been in excellent form with the bat, which has seen him rise to the second spot in the latest ICC men's T20I rankings, a list which is currently led by Pakistan captain Babar Azam. India will start their campaign in the multi-nation tournament on August 28 against their arch-rivals Pakistan in a Group A fixtures and the 31-year-old batter is expected to play a huge role if India are to win the tournament.

James Anderson Becomes First Player To Make 100 Test Appearances At Home

England pace veteran James Anderson on Thursday became the first-ever player in the history of the sport to make 100 Test appearances at home in the longer format. England's ageless bowler accomplished this feat during his side's second Test of three-match series against South Africa in Manchester. Now Anderson is the only elite player who has made 100 appearances in the longest format of the game at home in his 19-year-old Test career. He has played a total of 172 Tests throughout his career.

"Will Hear More": Australia Great On Trent Boult And Likely Trend To Move Away From International Cricket

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) recently announced that Trent Boult will have a "significantly reduced" role with the Black Caps after the star fast bowler asked to be released from his central contract. "This has been a really tough decision for me and I'd like to thank NZC for their support in getting to this point," said the star pacer. "Playing cricket for my country was a childhood dream and I'm so proud of everything I've been able to achieve with the Black Caps over the past 12 years. Ultimately, this decision is about my wife Gert and our three young boys."

India, Australia to play two 'fantastic' five-Test series

India and Australia will clash home and away in two five-Test series between 2024 and 2027, cricket's world governing body said on Wednesday as it released its international schedule.

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"Sounded Like He Found Himself In Quite A Dark Place": Ricky Ponting On Virat Kohli

Ponting backs Virat Kohli's month-long break from cricket

Rishabh Pant's omission was surprising, shows India's quality: Ricky Ponting

Asia Cup 2022, India vs Pakistan: Post 2021 World T20 loss to Pakistan, a lot has changed in the Indian team

"Can Score Big Runs In Asia Cup": Rashid Khan's Huge Statement On India Star

James Anderson Becomes First Player To Make 100 Test Appearances At Home

"Will Hear More": Australia Great On Trent Boult And Likely Trend To Move Away From International Cricket

India, Australia to play two 'fantastic' five-Test series