Ponting determined to erase India blot

does not gloss over the fact that he is a veritable dud with the bat on Indian soil, but believes he can break the jinx this time and erase the blot from an otherwise impeccable career. The Australian averages a pathetic 12.28 in India. "You are spot on," Ponting said in Hyderabad on Tuesday, when reminded about his dismal record on Indian soil. "This is not the place where I enjoy lot of success. There is a bit of void in my international career. Last time, I missed three Test matches with a broken finger and played only one," rued the Tasmanian. Things, however, might change in the forthcoming Test series, says the Australian skipper. "Hopefully I will score lot of runs this time around. I'm working hard and hoping to make a turnaround here. It has been a pretty poor record and hope I can rectify that this time," Ponting... [read full story]