Ponting Enjoys Duel With Tendulkar World Cup
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is relishing the chance of another duel with a stick India Sachin Tendulkar in what will likely be his last World Cup. Ponting, 36, the most prolific drummer in the second tournament behind Tendulkar said he had.
I always enjoyed playing against those parts of the test scorer in the world and the one-day cricket.
There is no bigger stage the World Cup for us all to stand and a good performance, Ponting told a news conference Friday.
I am sure Sachin will have a good tournament. I'm sure you want to be part of the World Cup winning side, but I hope not. It will probably Sachin World Cup final, and probably my last World Cup too.
I guess I've been lucky in recent years playing a lot of cricket together.
I've always enjoyed the chance to play with Sachin and play against the Indians equipment, especially in those conditions. So nothing will change in coming weeks. Let's enjoy and see who comes in top.
Ponting, who led Australia to victory in the last two tournaments, said he felt he had No favorites for outright February 19 to April 2 tournament in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
There are some very good cricket teams out there right now,he said. Yes, we are at number one, but we will not be considered to be the number one team in the Over the next few weeks.
We will train as hard as anyone else and to prepare better than anyone else to give us the best chance in the tournament. That's all we can do. Ponting said Australia could lose injured left-hander Michael Hussey, who was from Australia best hitter of the ashes series loss.
Losing Michael Hussey is a great loss to our facility. There is no doubt about that, Ponting
He said. "His experience and knowledge of the game in tournaments like this are almost second to none. He will be missed "
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