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  1. Jan 27, 2020 · Ricky Ponting is an avid fan of betting on dog races and regularly placed money on greyhound dog races and horse races and this led his teammate Shane Warne to give him a nickname of Punter...

  2. Jan 27, 2020 · Ricky Ponting revealed that during his early playing days he used to bet on dog races from the monthly stipend and that prompted one of his teammates to give him this nickname.

  3. 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]

  4. Mar 6, 2022 · Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting had earlier in the year revealed that he was given the nickname ‘Punter’ by none other than Shane Warne.

  5. Jan 27, 2020 · Ricky Ponting Reveals The Story Behind His Nickname. By CricShots - Jan 27, 2020 7:21 pm. Views 64. Former Australian skipper, Ricky Ponting is the highest run-score for his country in ODIs and Tests as he amassed 13378 runs in 168 Tests and 13704 runs in 375 ODIs from a period of 1995-2012.

  6. Jan 27, 2020 · Ricky Ponting’s liking for dog races and betting on them prompted Shane Warne to give him the nickname Punter. He revealed the secret on Twitter, writing: “We were getting paid $40 a month when we were living at the cricket academy in 1990.

  7. It was his team-mate and spin wizard Shane Warne who gave Ricky Ponting the nickname “punter” for putting bets on dog races, the former Australia captain said on Monday.

  8. Jan 28, 2020 · Ponting recently revealed who gave him the nickname Punter and what was the reason behind it after a fan asked him about it on Twitter. Ponting said it was his former teammate and legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne who coined the term Punter for him.

  9. Jan 27, 2020 · One of the most successful captains of all-time, Ponting is fondly called 'Punter' by his former teammates and fans. Ponting recently revealed who gave him the nickname Punter and what was the reason behind it after a fan asked him about it on Twitter.

  10. Dec 19, 2017 · Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting's nickname 'Punter' was given to him by spin legend and his teammate Shane Warne, while Ponting was a part of the Australian Cricket Academy. Ponting’s liking for dog races and betting on them prompted Warne to give him the nickname 'Punter.'