Ricky Ponting: Best Captain of the Australian Cricket Team
Ricky Thomas Ponting AO (born December 19, 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer.
He is considered one of the most successful captains in the history of international cricket, with 220 wins in 324 matches and a 67.91% success rate. Ponting was the captain of the Australian national team in its ‘golden age’;
In Test matches 2004 and 2011 and ODIs between 2002 and 2011 (ODI). He is a special right-handed batsman, an excellent ace / close catch fielder, as well as an occasional bowler. He was named “Cricketer of the Year 2000”.
In 2006, he reached the highest rating in 50 years as a Test batsman, although it surpassed Steve Smith in December 2017. [3] He is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in the number of international centuries scored.
Early International Career
Ponting’s domestic performances were rewarded when he was selected for the Australian ODI team to play in all tournaments at the 1995 New Zealand Century Fours Tournament in New Zealand, including South Africa and India. Ponting made his debut in the sixth against South Africa in the batting order.
He scored a goal off six balls as Australia successfully chased down South Africa’s target on a difficult batting path. Australia won another match in their next match.
Approach to Cricket
Ponting was known as an aggressive rival, which revealed his field behavior. According to former Australian captain Alan Border, what you see with Ponting is what you get, and “he wears his heart on the sleeve”. Border noted that Ponting has a lot of determination, courage and talent.
However, his competitive attitude may be overly aggressive, pushing the boundaries of cricket etiquette.
South African captain Graeme Smith described Ponting as the toughest rival he had ever played against.
Captaincy
Ponting is often criticized for his lack of imagination in his captaincy, although many players who have played under him say he is a good leader. According to former Australian opening batsman Justin Langer, “He’s very excited to be a captain and I will never get all the opponents he has. They hang on to this word.
Ricky Poinding Memories in Matches
In 1999, he was part of the winning team led by Steve Waugh. Australia beat Pakistan in the final of the 1999 World Cup.
Ponting, on the other hand, led Australia to World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.
India defeated India in the 2003 final and Australia beat Sri Lanka in the final of the 2007 World Cup.
Ponting scored 27,486 runs for Australia in his international career and led his country in all three formats.
No Australian has scored more international centuries than a former captain.
Ponting also led Australia to two World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007.
He played in his last Test in 2012.
After ending his career in Test cricket with 13,378 runs, he is the second highest run scorer in the history of the game in the longest format.
The former Australia captain is currently the coach of IPL-owned Delhi capitals and also played a role in this year’s Bushfire Bash.
