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Widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, Ponting was captain of the Australian national team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.
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.
Ricky Ponting had all the ingredients of a typical Australian - tough as nails, aggressive, vocal and above all, mentally powerful to tackle pressure situations.
May 25, 2024 · Ricky Ponting, Australian cricketer and coach who was the country’s premier batsman in the 1990s and early 2000s. He helped Australia win three World Cups (1999, 2003, and 2007), and he was twice named the ICC Cricketer of the Year (2006–07). Learn more about Ponting’s life and career.
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.
Nov 29, 2012 · Ricky Ponting, one of the most uncompromising of Australian cricketers, heads into international retirement next week as one of the most decorated players and leaders in history. Snarling...
Jul 1, 2018 · Ricky Ponting: Greatest Hits. 96 v Sri Lanka, Perth Test, 1995. The Test match is more memorable for Michael Slater’s 219 in an Australian win by an innings and 36 runs, but it was Ponting’s Test debut, and he almost wrote his name in the record books by scoring a century.
May 29, 2019 · A gifted cricketer, Ricky Ponting was perhaps the best player of fast bowling in the world at his zenith and a brilliant all-round fielder. As he matured, he realised his full potential,...
Feb 21, 2012 · Ricky Ponting, the second-highest run-getter in ODIs, was also by far the most successful captain in the shorter form • Getty Images. Following the retirements of the top stars of...
Ponting is possibly Australia’s greatest ever fieldsman. Statistically, he holds the record with most catches (196) and has always had a lethal arm fielding at point. He is the only player to ...
