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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicRicky Ponting

Topic: Ricky Ponting

Coach Ricky Ponting says Test snub has made Shreyas Iyer ‘hungrier’ for IPL trophy

Despite being in strong form, Punjab Kings captain Iyer was left out of India’s Test squad for the England tour, a decision Ponting says he feels gutted about.

As India eye ICC redemption against Australia in Champions Trophy semi-final, a look at past challenges

From the 2003 World Cup to the 2023 World Test Championship & ODI finals, Australia has been India’s ultimate ICC nemesis. Another high-stakes battle to unfold today.

On Camera

MEA should stop living in dread of Trump. We’ve lived through Nixon before

Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

India’s defence sky gets a solar boost: Army orders iDEX solar-electric drone 

Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.