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ricky ponting skipper pics
Ponting, who is in South Africa with the Australian team, has written in his Friday column in The Australian newspaper that spending a two-week break with his wife Rianna and baby daughter Emmy was also a key factor.
"I have made the decision I will not play in the Indian Premier League Twenty20 competition this year," said Ponting, 34.
"My country comes first and there was no way I could give my all for Australia if I used the only two-week break we have to go and play in India.
"I could have played for two weeks in the IPL and in many ways that is not satisfactory, not for the Knight Riders and not for Australian cricket either.
"I could get there and the finals might be decided before I've even unpacked my bag and it's pretty hard to pick up the pace of things in that short a time, on the field and in the dressing room."
Ponting has turned his back on an estimated $200,000 for this year's IPL but does intend to turn out for the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2010.
"Our priorities are to be in the best physical and mental shape we can be for the Australian side and it doesn't get any more important than the games we've got coming up," he said.
"We have something to prove to the South Africans and the world, after that it is the ICC Twenty20 championship and then we have the Ashes and nobody needs to be told how much that matters.
"When Lalit Modi first launched the IPL he assured the traditional cricket community that country would always take priority over the franchises and it is written into the rules of the organisation.
"My case is a perfect example of that."
Australia's South African tour finishes on April 17, followed by five one-dayers against Pakistan, possibly in the United Arab Emirates.
Some Australian players will head to the IPL for a couple of weeks with their Indian franchise teams after the Pakistan series.
ricky ponting pics and review
RPPP is specifically designed for PSP gaming with an emphasis on short burst-play cricket challenges and will deliver all the exciting and accessible cricket gameplay that the series is renowned for.
The game will lead with the Pressure Play Mission Mode – a new and exclusive game mode consisting of bite-sized burst-play challenges that cover every nuance of cricket. Progressing from easier “bowl a maiden over” challenges for the beginner to more difficult “one-ball-left-to-win” scenarios, Pressure Play allows the player to train and then master the sport of cricket via specific pressurised objectives. There are 16 unique missions to master ranging from Knowledge, Winners, Classic Matches, Masters and more off the wall “Googly” challenges.
The game also features a full ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 mode, enabling players to compete as all of the stars of International Cricket in this ICC Officially Licensed Event. The game comes complete with 16 licensed international teams with official kits, 240 licensed international players including Brian Lara, Kevin Pietersen, Matthew Hayden, Shane Bond, and of course Ricky Ponting - all with real player names and likenesses and officially licensed ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 stadia.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
IPL Season2 in South Africa
A gala carnival got the IPL Season2 off to a festive start today. Star players along with high profile franchise owners gathered together on an overcast day in the most scenic city of South Africa, Cape Town.
The players who were a part of this gala carnival were Brett Lee, Yuvraj Singh, Kevin Pietersen, Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya. All of them were in good spirits, soaking in the attention.
The team owners who led their teams in the parade today were Shah Rukh Khan, Priety Zinta and Manoj Badale.
IPL Season2 is going to be played at 8 venues in South Africa over the next 5 weeks.
The tournament will start on Saturday when a gala opening ceremony will officially set the ball rolling. On Saturday and Sunday 2 matches are scheduled.
It is well known that South Africa is a sports loving nation and it is sure that they take the IPL Season2 warmly, which promises thrilling action over the next five weeks there.
