The bowler was Ishant Sharma, and he was just winding up his seventh over on the trot; Ponting seemed to have weathered the storm. A mid-pitch conference followed and he persuaded skipper Anil Kumble to squeeze one more over out of Ishant, who agreed to continue. Sharma got only three wickets in that Test; but those three were: Ponting, Ponting and Michael Clarke. The 32-year-old’s experience will be invaluable; it will be his fifth Test series in Australia. Three more games will make him only India’s second new-ball bowler to play 100 Tests (after Kapil Dev, 131 Tests).

Source: Hindustan Times November 21, 2020 03:57 UTC