25 March,2009 07:54 AM IST | | Khalid A-H Ansari
Ponting, who will be officially handed the world championship trophy, the ICC's gold mace and two sizeable cheques in Johannesburg tonight said yesterday: "Whenever you mention rankings, you've always got to throw India into it because they're a very formidable team, mainly at home, but they're starting to put some better performances on the board away from home.
Ricky Ponting picks up the Reliance Mobile ICC Test Championship Mace awarded to the No 1 team in the world in Johannesburg on February 16. pic/AFP |
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