Borrowed time: Ponting to be sacked?

Ricky Ponting’s long 9-year tenure as Australian captain may be over as reports emerge of tough questions from Cricket Australia officials as he fights to retain his job for next month’s tour of Bangladesh.

Australia takes on host India in the World Cup quarterfinals even as Ponting grapples with indifferent form and behavioural outbursts in what could be the final match for the 36-year old veteran.

Mar 2011