Ricky Ponting, Australia and T20
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Australia were eliminated in the T20 World Cup 2026 group stage as Ricky Ponting questioned Glenn Maxwell and other players' future and predicted major squad changes ahead of 2028
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End of the road for Glenn Maxwell? Ponting predicts retirement after T20 World Cup
T20 World Cup: Ricky Ponting has hinted that Glenn Maxwell could be nearing retirement after Australia's early T20 World Cup exit. Ponting believes the February 20 match vs Oman may be Maxwell's final World Cup appearance.
Australia lost to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka to rule themselves out of the Super 8s, leaving Ricky Ponting utterly disappointed and frustrated.
The Indian cricket team created history and broke Australia's World record, which was set during Ricky Ponting's captaincy tenure. India's run started under Rohit Sharma's captaincy and has continued under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership.
The last time Australia were knocked out of an ICC T20 World Cup, Ricky Ponting was the skipper of the Aussies, Michael Clarke was his deputy and Brett Lee was their frontline pacer. There are some similarities to how that Australian team was packed out of the World Cup and how this squad’s campaign ended in Sri Lanka, at the hands of Sri Lanka.