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Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting can be considered one of the best hitters of his generation and perhaps the best Australian hitter since Don Bradman. Their records also speak for themselves. With 13,378 runs in 168 games, he is second behind Sachin Tendulkar on the list of the best players in test cricket. He is in third place in ODI behind Sri Lanka’s Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkar.
He dominated bowlers worldwide, except for one man, who always had his number. Harbhajan Singh of India had an advantage over the Australian every time the two faced him and fired him several times in international cricket.
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During a live chat session with Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan said he had fired Ponting even while playing on the networks when the two were playing together for the Mumbai Indians.
“I think Ricky Ponting used to come out just looking at my face. I didn’t even need to throw him a bowl. When he came to play for the Mumbai Indians, I thought he would get better after playing with me on the nets. But even there I took it out 5-6 times, “Harbhajan to Rohit.
“I think you abolished his confidence even before the series started bhajju paa … Now I know why he couldn’t score runs that season” Rohit a Bhajji joking as the duo shared a good laugh.
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Ricky Ponting did not have the best IPL record playing for the Mumbai Indians, but he returned to the “blue corner” as a coach and led the team to victory. He is currently the coach of Delhi Capitals.
