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Australian cricketer
Ricky Ponting
AO
Ponting in 2015
Personal information
Full name
Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born
(1974-12-19) 19 December 1974 (age 49)[1] Launceston, Tasmania, Australia[1]
Nickname
Punter
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm medium
Role
Batsman
Relations
Greg Campbell (uncle)
International information
National side
Australia (1995–2012)
Test debut (cap 366)
8 December 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last Test
3 December 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 123)
15 February 1995 v South Africa
Last ODI
19 February 2012 v India
ODI shirt no.
14
T20I debut (cap 10)
17 February 2005 v New Zealand
Last T20I
8 June 2009 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.
14
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1992/93–2012/13
Tasmania
2004
Somerset
2008
Kolkata Knight Riders
2011/12–2012/13
Hobart Hurricanes
2013
Mumbai Indians (squad no. 14)
2013
Surrey
2013
Antigua Hawksbills
Head coaching information
Years
Team
2014–2016
Mumbai Indians
2017–2018
Australia (interim)
2018–present
Delhi Capitals
2024–present
Washington Freedom
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
168
375
289
456
Runs scored
13,378
13,704
24,150
16,363
Batting average
51.85
42.03
55.90
41.74
100s/50s
41/62
30/82
82/106
34/99
Top score
257
164
257
164
Balls bowled
587
150
1,506
349
Wickets
5
3
14
8
Bowling average
55.20
34.66
58.07
33.62
5 wickets in innings
0
0
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
0
0
0
Best bowling
1/0
1/12
2/10
3/34
Catches/stumpings
196/–
160/–
309/–
195/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner
1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Winner
2003 South Africa-Zimbabwe-Kenya
Winner
2007 West Indies
Runner-up
1996 India-Pakistan-Sri Lanka
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner
2006 India
Winner
2009 South Africa
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 July 2013
Ricky Thomas PontingAO (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer. 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%. He stands third in the list of cricketers by number of international centuries scored. He holds the record for winning most ICC tournaments as a captain in Men's Cricket. Under his Captaincy Australia won the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and 2006 and 2009 Champions Trophies. He was also a member of the Australian team that won the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
Domestically, Ponting played for his home state of Tasmania as well as Tasmania's Hobart Hurricanes in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition, the Big Bash League. He played as a specialist right-handed batsman, an excellent slip fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. He led Australia to their second 5–0 Ashes win as well as victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and was also a member of the 1999 World Cup winning team under Steve Waugh. He led Australia to consecutive ICC Champions Trophy victory in 2006 and 2009. Combative and at times a controversial captain, statistically he is one of the most successful Test captains of all time, with 48 victories in 77 Tests between 2004 and 31 December 2010. As a player, Ponting is the only cricketer in history to be involved in 100 Test victories[2][3][4][5] and was involved in the most ODI victories as a player, with 262 wins,[6] having played in over 160 Tests and 370 ODIs.
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] He is the current assistant coach of the Australian national men's cricket team, having been appointed to the role in February 2019.
Ponting announced his retirement from Test cricket in November 2012, the day before playing in his final Test against South Africa; this was his 168th and last Test appearance,[10] equalling the Australian record held by Steve Waugh.[11][12] He retired with a Test batting average of 51.85,[13] although he continued to play cricket around the world until 2013.[14]
^ abc"Ricky Ponting". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
^ESPNcricinfo Staff (29 December 2010). "The proudest century". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^ESPNcricinfo Staff (29 December 2010). "Statistics / Statsguru / Test matches / Batting records-Most Test wins". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^ESPNcricinfo Staff (29 December 2010). "Jump before you are pushed, Chappell tells Ponting". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
^Ponting celebrates 100 Test wins – Rediff.com Cricket. Rediff.com (3 September 2011). Retrieved on 2013-12-23.
^Cite error: The named reference odiwins was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^staff, ESPNcricinfo (14 January 2010). "Ponting voted Player of the Decade". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^"The Best Australian Ashes XI revealed". CA. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^"Ponting, Dravid, Claire Taylor inducted into ICC Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. 2 July 2018.
^Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth : Ricky Ponting to retire after Perth Test | Cricket News | Australia v South Africa. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
^"Australia unveil packed summer schedule". Wisden India. Retrieved 19 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
^Sport News – SportsFan Archived 2 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Skynews.com.au. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
^"Punter's career comes to a close". 3 December 2012.
^"Ponting to retire from all cricket after CLT20". Wisden India. 20 June 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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