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Ricky Ponting

Full name: Ricky Thomas Ponting

Born: 19th December 1974, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Batting: Right-hand batsman
Bowling: Right-arm medium pace, Right-arm off-break

Occasional wicket-keeper

Relations: Uncle: GD Campbell

Teams: Australia (Test: 1995/96-2008); Australia (ODI: 1994/95-2008); ICC World XI (ODI: 2004/05); Australia (Int Twenty20: 2004/05-2008); Tasmania (Main FC: 1992/93-2007/08); Somerset (Main FC: 2004); Tasmania (Main ListA: 1992/93-2007/08); Somerset (Main ListA: 2004); Somerset (Main Twenty20: 2004); All teams

Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year: 1998

Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World: 2003

Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year: 2003/04

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2006

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Articles: Ricky Ponting fined for ICC Code of Conduct breach

Ponting – 10,000 and still strong

Australia goes one up on Clark’s super spell

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Pictures: Australia's Ricky Ponting reacts after he was named Cricketer and Captain of the Year at the ICC

Ricky Ponting hits a six

Ricky Ponting speaks with Media upon his arrival

Ricky Ponting is bowled by Mohammad Hafeez

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Ricky Ponting made his first class debut for Tasmania at age 17 years and for Australia at age 20 against West Indies in 1995, and was very unlucky to be given out for 96 in his first Test. He is at home at the pivotal No 3 slot in both forms of the game and is a natural leader there. This doesn’t mean that he plays only defensive as he plays all the shots in the book and knows only how to attack. Plus he is a great asset on the field too, as he is a quick mover and an athletic fielder. Ponting's growing maturity was taken into consideration by the ACB when he was selected to succeed Steve Waugh as Australian captain, first in the ODIs and then after the 2003-04 season, in the tests. Carrying forward Waugh’s legacy, he led the successful 2003 World Cup campaign from the front, plundering the Indian attack for 140 not out in the final. However, a humiliating one-day loss to Bangladesh and the 2-1 Ashes loss, the first since Border’s team lost in 1987, meant that there were voices against his captaincy now. However, he is known to be a fighter and came back extremely well, by first demolishing the visiting English side 5-0 in the 2006-07 Ashes and then going on to lead Australia to their third successive world cup win. Ponting’s batting is a joy to behold. He is only the third Aussie batsman after Don Bradman and Greg Chappell to score four double-centuries. Plus it is widely believed that he will end up establishing the highest run-scoring record in Tests when he retires. He scores an astonishing 1544 runs in 2005 and is behind only Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar in the number of Test hundreds scored. He was successfully bided for by the Sourav Ganguly led Kolkata Knight Riders to play in the Indian Premier League.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1995/96-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	119	199	26	10099	257	58.37	35	40	59.04	134

Test Career Bowling (1995/96-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Australia	527	23	231	5	1-0	46.20	0	0	105.40	2.62

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	216	365	52	18738	257	59.86	69	76	222

First-Class Career Bowling (1992/93-2005/06)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	1422	50	757	14	2-10	54.07	0	0	101.57	3.19

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	300	291	35	10998	164	42.96	25	64	80.19	134
ICC World XI	1	1	0	115	115	115.00	1	0	112.74	1
Overall	301	292	35	11113	164	43.24	26	64	80.43	135

One-Day International Career Bowling (1998/99-2000/01)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Australia	150	0	104	3	1-12	34.66	0	0	50.00	4.16

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1992/93-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	372	363	48	13452	164	42.70	30	79	167

One-Day Career Bowling (1995/96-2003/04)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	349	0	269	8	3-34	33.62	0	0	43.62	4.62

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004/05-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Australia	11	10	2	315	98*	39.37	0	2	138.15	6

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2004-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	16	15	2	374	98*	28.76	0	2	124.25	8