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Ricky Ponting, the most uncompromising player of his generation, grew into Australia's most successful run-maker and sits below only Bradman among the greatest batters the country has produced.
Australia's leading run scorer in both Tests and ODIs, scoring over 13,000 runs in both formats, Ricky Ponting is one of Australia's greatest ever. He led Australia to two unbeaten ICC Cricket World Cup triumphs, in 2003 and 2007 and was Player of the Match in the inaugural T20I, when he scored 98* against New Zealand.
Ponting is Australia’s leading run scorer in Tests with 13,378, as well as in ODI cricket with 13,704. Ponting is possibly Australia’s greatest ever fieldsman.
May 31, 2024 · Ricky Ponting, one of Australia's greatest cricket captains, led his team to dominance with an aggressive style, winning the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. He excelled as a batsman, scoring 27,483 runs and 71 centuries across formats.
Mar 29, 2011 · Ricky Ponting will be remembered as one of Australia's greatest ever skippers when he brings an end to his captaincy career, according to former teammate Mark Waugh.
A prolific batter, Ponting is Australia's leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket. He was named "Cricketer of the Decade 2000" [7] was named in the country's best Ashes XI in a Cricket Australia poll in 2017 [8] and in July 2018 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. [9] .
Dec 19, 2020 · As records too suggest, Ponting can easily go down as Australia's greatest batsman after Sir Donald Bradman. In his career spanning 18 years, the Tasmanian scored more than 13,000 runs in both ODIs and Test matches, with a staggering 71 international tons, second only to Sachin Tendulkar.
Nov 29, 2012 · Ricky Ponting produced one of the most amazing careers in recent history before announcing his retirement from international cricket on Thursday. Ponting will arguably go down as second only to Sir Donald Bradman as Australia's greatest batsman and is in rare company when compared to the best captain's the country has seen.
He is known to be Australia’s successful run-maker. Every series, he collects achievements and records. Despite scrutinizes for his captaincy, he still became the most successful captain in Test history, leading his country to 26 consecutive undefeated World Cup games.
Ricky Ponting had all the ingredients of a typical Australian - tough as nails, aggressive, vocal and above all, mentally powerful to tackle pressure situations.
