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Ponting says he is better off for having missed IPL

Australia captain Riicky Ponting made a virtue of his decision to skip the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa, saying he is 'relaxed and rejuvenated' by forgoing the rewards to be picked from the Twenty20 tournament ahead of the long Ashes summer.1:00 PM on May 30