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IPL 2013: They came, they saw and they flopped

IPL 2013: They came, they saw and they flopped

Everything happens in a flash in the T20 format – matches changes course in a matter of balls and reputations are made or marred in those fleeting moments. Exhilarating highs follow depressing lows before one could even savour the joys of the highs. There is very little margin of error, which destroys even the most revered names in the business, as the 2013 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) so unambiguously proved.

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May 23 2013, 3:16 pm

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IPL 2013: Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting under pressure to fire as a partnership

IPL 2013: Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting under pressure to fire as a partnership

For over two seasons, one of the two opening slots has been Mumbai Indians’ Achilles Heel. While Sachin Tendulkar remains impregnable at the top, his partners at the other end have more often than not faltered. The arrival of the great Ricky Ponting promised to put an end to the team’s main area of concern. The world awaited the sight of the two greatest batsmen of the modern era bat in tandem, but the results haven’t been encouraging thus far in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL).

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April 13 2013, 11:59 am

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IPL 2013: Ricky Ponting is the best man to lead Mumbai Indians, but needs to find form with the bat

IPL 2013: Ricky Ponting is the best man to lead Mumbai Indians, but needs to find form with the bat

Should out of form Ricky Ponting drop himself from the Mumbai Indians eleven? The legendary Australian has struggled in the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL), and his captaincy has kept him in the Mumbai line-up. A few captains have taken the brave calls of benching themselves at the IPL and there is pressure on Ponting to follow suit.

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April 24 2013, 10:01 am

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IPL 2013 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Ricky Ponting led Mumbai Indians

IPL 2013 Preview: Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Ricky Ponting led Mumbai Indians

The Royal Challengers Bangalore take on the Mumbai Indians at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in the second game of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2013. There is a change in leadership on both sides with young Virat Kohli taking over the captaincy of Bangalore and the great Ricky Ponting leading Mumbai’s charge.

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April 4 2013, 9:24 pm

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Ricky Ponting hands over a rich legacy to Michael Clarke

Ricky Ponting hands over a rich legacy to Michael Clarke

A legend walks into the sunset – Ricky Ponting bids adieu to Test cricket to cap a glorious career. It has not only been a journey where he has scaled numerous personal peaks, but one that has helped Australian cricket rise to the pinnacle of the game.

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November 30 2012, 11:26 am

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