234 Facts About Ricky Ponting

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Ricky Thomas Ponting was born on 19 December 1974 and is an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer.

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Ricky Ponting is widely considered to be one of the greatest batsmen of all time and in December 2006 reached the highest rating achieved by a Test batsman for 50 years, although this was surpassed by Steve Smith in December 2017.

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Ricky Ponting stands third in the list of cricketers by number of international centuries scored.

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Domestically, Ricky 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.

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Ricky Ponting played as a specialist right-handed batsman, an excellent slip fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler.

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Ricky Ponting led Australia to consecutive ICC Champions Trophy victory in 2006 and 2009.

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Ricky Ponting was named "Cricketer of the Decade 2000" was named in the country's best Ashes XI in a Cricket Australia poll in 2017 and in July 2018 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

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Ricky Ponting is the current assistant coach of the Australian national men's cricket team, having been appointed to the role in February 2019.

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Ricky 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, equalling the Australian record held by Steve Waugh.

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Ricky Ponting retired with a Test batting average of 51.85, although he continued to play cricket around the world until 2013.

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Ricky Ponting took this form into the Under-16s week-long competition less than a month later, scoring an even century on the final day.

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Australian Rules football was a big part of Ricky Ponting's sporting life, and is a keen follower of the North Melbourne Kangaroos.

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Ricky Ponting's arm was so badly damaged, it had to be pinned.

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In 1991 the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association sponsored Ricky Ponting to attend a fortnight's training at the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.

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Ricky Ponting made his first-class debut for Tasmania in November 1992, when just 17 years and 337 days old, becoming the youngest Tasmanian to play in a Sheffield Shield match.

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Ricky Ponting lost his place in the national team several times in the period before early-1999, due to lack of form and discipline, before becoming One Day International captain in early-2002 and Test captain in early 2004.

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Ricky Ponting followed this up with 25 against Western Australia in a narrow loss.

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Ricky Ponting became the youngest batsmen in Shield history to score twin centuries in a match.

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Speculation ignited that Ricky Ponting was an outsider to join the Australian squad on their 1993 tour to England.

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Ricky Ponting finished the tour second highest in the aggregates, behind Langer.

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The last match was successful for the home team, with Ricky Ponting not required to bat.

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Speculation again arose that Ricky Ponting could become a candidate for the upcoming tour to the West Indies.

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Ricky Ponting made his debut against South Africa at number six in the batting order.

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Ricky Ponting scored one from six balls, as Australia successfully chased South Africa's target on a difficult batting track.

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Australia secured another victory in their next match, this time against New Zealand in Auckland, where Ricky Ponting scored 10 not out, after coming to wicket late in the innings.

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Ricky Ponting was promoted to number three in the batting order and responded by scoring 62 from 92 balls.

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Ricky Ponting returned to number six and was seven not out when the winning runs were scored.

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Ricky Ponting finished the series with 80 runs at 40 and strike rate of 71.42 runs per hundred balls.

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Greg Shipperd publicly suggested that Ricky Ponting could be selected as a reserve wicket-keeper for the upcoming West Indies tour, despite not keeping-wicket for Tasmania.

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Ricky Ponting was selected for the third ODI on 12 March 1995 at Queen's Park Oval, when Mark Waugh missed out through injury.

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Mark Waugh returned for the next match and Ricky Ponting was dropped until he replaced an out-of-form David Boon in the fifth and final match, where Ricky Ponting got a second-ball duck.

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When Ricky Ponting returned to Launceston in June 1995, Tasmania's TAB announced him as their part-time ambassador.

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Ricky Ponting then undertook a tour to England with the Young Australians; a team that included fellow Tasmanian Shaun Young.

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Ricky Ponting opened the batting with Boon in Tasmania's first match of the Sheffield Shield season, scoring 20 and 43.

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Ahead of the following match against Queensland in Hobart, Ricky Ponting set himself a goal of scoring a century in each innings; a feat he achieved in a high-scoring draw.

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Ricky Ponting's form continued against the touring Sri Lankans in a one-day game in Devonport, scoring 99.

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Ricky Ponting scored another century against the same opposition in Launceston.

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Ricky Ponting started nervously, edging his first ball past first slip for a boundary from off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.

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When Ricky Ponting reached 96, Chaminda Vaas hit Ricky Ponting high on his thigh and was given out leg before wicket.

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Ricky Ponting combined with Stuart Law, playing on debut, for a partnership of 121.

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Ricky Ponting took the wicket of Asanka Gurusinha in Sri Lanka's first innings amidst four economical overs.

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However, Ricky Ponting's performance was overshadowed by Australian umpire Darrell Hair no-balling Muralitharan for throwing on seven occasions, increasing tensions between the two teams.

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Ricky Ponting ended his debut Test series with 193 runs at 48.25.

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Ricky Ponting played in all ten games of the World Series ODI Cup played between Australia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies after the Test series.

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Ricky Ponting started the series at number four but moved up a position midway through the season, after opener Michael Slater was dropped.

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Ricky Ponting broke through for his maiden ODI century in his 12th match, scoring 123 from 138 balls against Sri Lanka at the MCG.

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Ricky Ponting ended his first home ODI tournament with 341 runs at 34.10, including one century and three fifties, as Australia ended as series champions.

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Ricky Ponting batted in the number three position for the entire tournament, and scored six in Australia's opening match victory over Kenya.

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Ricky Ponting continued to be inconsistent with scores of 12 and 33 against India and Zimbabwe, before becoming the youngest batsman to score a World Cup century, when he scored 102 runs from 112 balls against the West Indies in Jaipur.

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Ricky Ponting wore a cap instead of a helmet to show the West Indians that he did not fear them.

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Ricky Ponting scored 45 from 73 balls in the final at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, which Australia lost to Sri Lanka.

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Ricky Ponting ended his first World Cup campaign with 229 runs at 32.71.

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Ricky Ponting scored: 53,46 not out, 0 and 17 for the series.

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Ricky Ponting's failed to regain his form in the following Titan Cup involving India, South Africa and Australia.

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The series ending poorly for Ricky Ponting, being bowled for a duck, as India won the finals.

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Ricky Ponting was out of the team for six months, and missed the remaining three Tests against the West Indies, the three Tests on the tour to South Africa, both series victories to Australia.

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Ricky Ponting was selected for the 1997 Ashes tour of England, but did not play in any of the three preceding ODIs.

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Ricky Ponting was not selected for the first three Tests; England won the first, Australia the third, and the second was drawn.

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Ricky Ponting was given three one-dayers and First-class match against Glamorgan to try to push his case for a Test inclusion.

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Ricky Ponting scored a century in the latter, but managed just five against Middlesex in the last match before the Fourth Test.

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Ricky Ponting played the last three Tests and ended the series with 241 runs at 48.20.

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Ricky Ponting then made his first Test century on Australian soil, scoring 105 in the First Test against South Africa at the MCG.

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Ricky Ponting added a fifty in the next match and ended the series with 248 runs at 49.60.

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Ricky Ponting has his most successful ODI season to date, scoring 462 runs at 57.75 in the annual tri-series, including a 100 against New Zealand and three fifties.

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Ricky Ponting scored 76 in the third and deciding final against South Africa, which Australia won.

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Ricky Ponting came into the Test series with first-class scores of 53,37 and 155 behind him.

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Several days after the match, Ricky Ponting was thrown out of Equinox night club in Kolkata.

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The Indian media reported that Ricky Ponting was misbehaving with several women in the nightclub.

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Ricky Ponting was fined $1000 by Australian team management for the incident, and later apologised to staff.

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Ricky Ponting explained that we were Australian cricketers and after a few minutes, they let us in.

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Ricky Ponting scored 16 his only innings as Australia won by eight wickets.

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In consecutive tournaments in India and Sharjah following the Tests, Ricky Ponting scored 467 runs at 51.88.

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Ricky Ponting finished the series with 215 runs at 107.50.

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However, Ricky Ponting struggled in the first three Tests, scoring 47 runs at 11.75, and Lehmann regained his spot for the last two matches.

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Ricky Ponting had played 22 Tests by the end of 1998, with 1,209 runs at an average of 36.63.

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Ricky Ponting "batted with maturity and even temperament associated with the champions of the game", according to Waugh.

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Ricky Ponting scored 21 and 21 not out in the match, as Australia won by 176 runs.

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Australia then defeated Bangladesh with 30 overs to spare, as Ricky Ponting batted out of his usual number three spot for the only time in the tournament.

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Ricky Ponting scored 20,23 and 36 in the following matches against the West Indies, India and Zimbabwe.

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Australia only managed 213, with Ricky Ponting contributing a solid 37 from 48 balls.

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Ricky Ponting scored 24 in Australia's first World Cup win since 1987.

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Ricky Ponting ended the tournament with 354 runs at 39.33.

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Ricky Ponting was one of Australia's few effective players during the tour and was Man-of-the-Series, ending with 253 runs at 84.33.

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The Second Test was severely interrupted by rain and Ricky Ponting scored just one in his only innings.

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Ricky Ponting scored 105 not out in the Third Test in Colombo, his only Test century in Sri Lanka.

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Ricky Ponting scored 31 as Australia won their inaugural Test against Zimbabwe by nine wickets.

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Ricky Ponting ended the run in style, scoring 197 in the Third Test at the WACA.

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Ricky Ponting finished with an unbeaten 141 in the Third Test at the SCG, the culmination of another Australian whitewash.

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Ricky Ponting was the leading scorer for the series, compiling 375 runs at 125.00.

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Ricky Ponting ended the rut towards the back end of the series, stringing together 53,43,33,50 and 78, as Australia won the tournament.

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Ricky Ponting scored 233 against a strong Queensland bowling team that included Andy Bichel, Adam Dale and Ashley Noffke.

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Ricky Ponting was overlooked the ODI vice-captaincy, with Gilchrist given the role; however, Ricky Ponting captained a Northern Territory XI against the West Indies in the lead-up to the upcoming series.

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Ricky Ponting's men won by nine wickets, with Ponting scoring an unbeaten 64 from 69 balls.

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Ricky Ponting had a habit of instinctively rocking onto the front foot and thrusting his wrists at Harbhajan's deliveries and was frequently caught in the bat pad positions because of this.

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Replays revealed that the ball had been grassed and Ricky Ponting subsequently went on to score 144 and 72 in the second innings.

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Ricky Ponting scored his 216 runs in only 226 balls.

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Ricky Ponting ended the series with 338 runs at 42.25.

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Ricky Ponting scored five and a run-a-ball 32 not out in Australia's second innings, as they pushed for a declaration.

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The result of the Third Test in Perth was no different, with Ricky Ponting scoring 31 and 26.

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Ricky Ponting ended the Test season 366 runs at 52.28.

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Ricky Ponting was elevated to the captaincy, ahead of then vice-captain Adam Gilchrist.

102.

The fortunes of the ODI team revived immediately, and Ricky Ponting's men won their first series during the tour of South Africa, defeating the team that had won the tournament which ended Waugh's reign.

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Ricky Ponting scored 100 not out to steer Australia to a four-wicket win in the Second Test in Cape Town, bringing up the winning runs with a six from the bowling of Paul Adams.

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Ricky Ponting struck 89 in the Third Test and ended the series with 308 runs at 77.25 with a strike rate of 76.48.

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Ricky Ponting struck 141 in the First Test in Colombo and 150 in the Third Test in Sharjah to end with 342 runs at 85.50.

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Ricky Ponting's form continued with 154 in the Second Test in Adelaide, meaning that he had scored four centuries in five Tests.

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Ricky Ponting was unable to pass fifty in the final two Tests and ended the series with 417 runs at 52.12.

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At the time, another all-rounder, Andrew Symonds, had been performing poorly and had been heavily maligned by cricket analysts, but Ricky Ponting strongly advocated his inclusion.

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Ricky Ponting himself performed solidly with 53 against Pakistan and 24 not out, hitting the winning runs to guide Australia home.

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Ricky Ponting failed to perform in the rest of the group matches including just 2 against Namibia and 18 against England in a poor performance which Australia managed to win just.

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Ricky Ponting began the Super Six stage with a massive 114 against Sri Lanka.

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Ricky Ponting failed in the rest of the Super Six stage and the semi-final against the same opposition.

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Indian captain Sourav Ganguly controversially sent the Australians in to bat, citing cloud cover, but Ricky Ponting's batsmen attacked immediately and put the Indian bowlers under pressure.

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Ricky Ponting top-scored with a brilliant 140 not out from 121 balls.

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Ricky Ponting was announced as long-term vice-captain in place of Adam Gilchrist for Australia's away series in the Caribbean starting in April 2003.

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Ricky Ponting scored his first double century in the Second Test, as he and Darren Lehmann shared an Australian third-wicket partnership record of 315 against a weak bowling attack.

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Ricky Ponting scored 113 before running himself out, as Australia batted first on a pitch at the Kensington Oval described as the slowest Waugh had played on.

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Ricky Ponting missed the final Test, as Australia conceded the Test record run chase of 418; nevertheless, Ricky Ponting was still awarded the man-of-the-series award, after ending the series with 523 runs at 130.75.

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Ricky Ponting then scored 10 and 59 as Australia recorded comfortable innings victories in their inaugural series against Bangladesh, played in Darwin and Cairns in the tropical north of Australia in the winter of 2003.

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However, Ricky Ponting was dismissed leg before wicket for 37, while Hayden went on to break Brian Lara's world record Test score of 375.

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Ricky Ponting struck 169 and 53 not out, and passed 5,000 Test runs during his first innings century.

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Ricky Ponting continued his run without a large score, managing just 16 in the fifth match of the series against New Zealand; however, Australia won a hard-fought contest.

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Ricky Ponting improved further against India in match eight in Bangalore.

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Ricky Ponting hit seven sixes and one four, becoming the first batsman to end up with only one four in an ODI century.

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Ricky Ponting struggled to come to terms with the pitch early, reaching his 50 in 69 balls, before scoring his next 50 in 31 deliveries.

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Ricky Ponting brought Symonds into the Test team on the back of strong ODI form, rather than first-class cricket, replacing Simon Katich, who had scored a century and unbeaten fifty in the last Test.

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Individually though, Ricky Ponting struggled, especially in comparison to his efforts in 1999.

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Ricky Ponting scored 198 runs at 33.00, his only effort beyond 30 being 92 in the first innings of the Third Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo.

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Ricky Ponting missed the victory in the First Test in Darwin due to a family bereavement, and scored 22 and 45 as the Second Test in Cairns was drawn.

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Ricky Ponting made 11 and 12 and Australia lost a low-scoring match in less than two days' equivalent playing time.

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Ricky Ponting was very vocal in criticising the playing surface after the match.

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Ricky Ponting scored 145 runs at 72.50 against New Zealand in a winning start to his Test captaincy on home soil.

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Ricky Ponting struck 62 not out in the second innings as Australia won by nine wickets in the Second Test in Melbourne, and then brought up his maiden century as captain, scoring 207 in the New Year's Test in Sydney, which ended in another convincing nine-wicket triumph.

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Ricky Ponting ended the series with 403 runs at 100.75.

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Ricky Ponting ended the series in style, scoring 105 and 86 not out in the Third Test win in New Zealand.

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The 2005 series was hailed as one of the great Test series, but Ricky Ponting faced significant criticism afterwards and his tenure as captain was questioned.

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Ricky Ponting rejected suggestions that Shane Warne should be captain in his stead.

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Ricky Ponting scored 156, the first Australian century of the series, and was dismissed only four overs from the end of the day.

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Ricky Ponting reacted angrily, directing an abusive tirade at the English support team in the pavilion concerning the liberal use of substitutes as he walked into the Australian rooms.

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Also in this match Ricky Ponting bowled six overs, and took his first wicket since March 1999; Michael Vaughan caught behind by Adam Gilchrist.

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Ricky Ponting was in a rich vein of form against the South Africans.

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Australia won the match and Ricky Ponting scored 120 and 143 not out to end the series and start the New Year with a dramatic win in the Third Test at the SCG.

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Ricky Ponting left Australia a target of 287 runs in 76 overs, and Ponting made 143 not out in only 159 balls to secure an eight-wicket win.

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In 2005 Ricky Ponting began using cricket bats with a graphite covering over the wooden blade of the bat, as did other players contracted to Kookaburra Sport.

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Ricky Ponting scored 103 and 116 in the Second Test in Durban, making it three Test centuries in consecutive innings at the ground.

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Ricky Ponting ended the series with 348 runs at 58.00.

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Remarkably his performance at Durban meant that Ricky Ponting had scored twin centuries in three separate Tests between November 2005 and March 2006, as part of 1192 runs at 79.5 in nine matches over the same period.

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On 12 March 2006 Ricky Ponting scored 164 in only 105 balls in the 5th ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg, as Australia made a record total of 434 for 4, only to be beaten by South Africa's 438 for 9.

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Ricky Ponting was not happy with the performance and once in the dressing rooms delivered "the biggest spray" he hoped to do while captain of Australia.

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The issue, while minor, was solved when Ricky Ponting issued a formal apology to Pawar.

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Australia went on to win the match by six wickets after a last day English collapse, Ricky Ponting making 49 in the chase.

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The Third Test played at the WACA Ground saw another win to Australia by 206 runs to reclaim the Ashes; Ricky Ponting made 2 and 75.

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Ricky Ponting himself began successfully with an innings of 113 from 93 deliveries that included five sixes, as Australia were dominant in 203-run victory against Scotland.

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Ricky Ponting scored 91 from 91 balls, and became the seventh player to score 10,000 ODI runs.

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Ricky Ponting stated that he was not very impressed with the outfield labelling it "ridiculously sandy".

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Again amongst the runs, Ricky Ponting produced a fluent 66 that included seven boundaries, with his team wrapping up their biggest victory of the tournament.

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Ricky Ponting was named as captain of the 'Team of the Tournament' by Cricinfo.

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Now that both had gone, critics wondered whether Australia and Ricky Ponting could maintain their success with their two main strike weapons absent.

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Ricky Ponting struck 56 from 84 balls in Australia's total of 551.

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Ricky Ponting scored 140 runs at 70 and took three catches.

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Ricky Ponting was questioned over the wrong decision, the racism row, and especially the wicket of Ganguly during which he held his finger up to indicate to Mark Benson that Ganguly has been caught.

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Ricky Ponting was aggressive towards the Indian journalists, lashing out at them for "questioning my [Ricky Ponting's] integrity".

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Ricky Ponting stated that he was obligated to refer any incidents of racism to officials as it is widely agreed that racism is unacceptable anywhere in the world.

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The Adelaide Test aside, Ricky Ponting had an otherwise unproductive season, scoring 268 runs at 38.28.

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The tour of the West Indies was the first overseas Test series for Australia in 25 months, and the first for Ricky Ponting's new look bowling attack.

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Ricky Ponting scored 17 in the first innings and 20 not out in the second, as a storm prevented an Australian victory.

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Ricky Ponting was dismissed in the following over for 65.

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Ricky Ponting scored 38 in Australia's second innings, as the match ended in a draw.

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Ricky Ponting returned for the first three ODIs and scored just 87 runs at 29.00, notching up his 300th ODI during the 2nd match.

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Ricky Ponting scored 69 in the third match, before returning home because of a wrist injury.

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In 2008, Ricky Ponting led the Australians back to India and was under pressure following the confrontations during the Indian tour of Australia earlier in the year.

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Ricky Ponting acknowledged that he was keen to rectify his poor Test batting record in India.

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Australia were defeated by 320 runs and Ricky Ponting was criticised for using part-timer bowlers against the free-scoring Indian batsmen in the second innings, because of a slow over-rate, which is can be penalised by a fine, or in severe instances, a ban to the captain.

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Ricky Ponting amassed 87 in Australia's first innings score of 577.

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However, the Australians were a long way behind on their over rate, so in order to avoid a one match suspension, Ricky Ponting chose to bowl their part-time spinners and medium pacers such as Michael Clarke, Cameron White and Mike Hussey, as they took less time.

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Ricky Ponting experienced a form slump for much of 2008, albeit in comparison to his usually high standards.

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Ricky Ponting scored his 37th century in the first innings of the Second Test against South Africa on Boxing Day, and followed that with 99 in the second innings, seemingly a lone stand against the South African bowling attack.

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Ricky Ponting was praised for cobbling together an unexpected win, as South Africa were thought to be stronger on home soil.

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Ricky Ponting scored eighties in the first two Tests, ending with 210 runs at 35.00.

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However, Ricky Ponting made a second ball duck in Australia's seven wicket defeat.

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Ricky Ponting hit five boundaries on his 25 before he was bowled trying the run-rate, before Sri Lanka won by six wickets.

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The match ended in a draw and Ricky Ponting drew criticism for failing to bowl fast-bowler Ben Hilfenhaus while England's last-wicket pair of Monty Panesar and Jimmy Anderson were batting to save the match.

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On 7 September 2009, Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from Twenty20 international cricket in order to prolong his career.

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Ricky Ponting was succeeded as Australian Twenty20 captain by team vice-captain Michael Clarke.

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Australia defeated England by nine wickets in their semi-final, with Ricky Ponting scoring an unbeaten 111 from 115 deliveries ; his 28th ODI century.

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Ricky Ponting made just 12 in India's comprehensive victory in the second match, while he scored a slow 59 from 93 balls in another Indian victory in the third match.

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Australia amassed their biggest total of the series in the fifth match, with Ricky Ponting contributing a run-a-ball 45.

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Ricky Ponting fought his way to 25 from 57 balls, before falling to Harbhajan, as Australia comfortably chased down India's total of 170 with six wickets remaining.

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Ricky Ponting ending the series with 267 runs at 44.50.

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Ricky Ponting scored 55 in an Australian innings victory, before many sections of the media attacked the West Indies lack-lustre performance.

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Ricky Ponting produced scores of 35 and 20 in the following Test in Adelaide, as the touring side responded to their critics by securing a draw.

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Ricky Ponting said the team had become a "boys club" and was not preparing adequately for the future.

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The home side went on to win the match comfortably, and Ricky Ponting overtook Shane Warne's record of 91 Test victories and surpassing Steve Waugh as crickets most successful Test captain.

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Ricky Ponting scored 853 runs at 38.77 in 13 Tests in 2009, and scored only one century and seven half-centuries.

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Ricky Ponting was criticised for choosing to bat on a green pitch for the Second Test.

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Australia were dismissed for 127, and Ricky Ponting was re-dismissed from a short ball, this time for a first-ball duck, and many sections of the media called for him to stop playing the hook and pull shots.

197.

Ricky Ponting fell for only 11 in the second innings, and when Australia lost their eighth wicket, they were only just over 50 ahead.

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Ricky Ponting was named man-of-the-series thanks to his 295 runs at 73.75, including two-half centuries and his 29th ODI century and first in Brisbane during the fourth match.

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Ricky Ponting was caught behind for 10 in the first innings and 51 not out in the second.

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Ricky Ponting became the first Australian captain to lose an Ashes series in Australia since Allan Border in 1987.

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Ricky Ponting missed the Fifth Test due to a finger injury, and Michael Clarke stood in as Australia's captain.

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Australia's heavy defeat in the series and Ricky Ponting's poor run of form caused his position in the team to be questioned.

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Ricky Ponting retained the captaincy of Australia for the 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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Australia qualified for the quarter-finals, although Ricky Ponting failed to find form, scoring 102 runs in five innings during the group stage of the tournament.

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Ricky Ponting scored 104, his first century in international cricket in over a year.

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In 2011, Ricky Ponting was inducted into Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'.

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Ricky Ponting scored two half-centuries in Australia's first Test win, followed by a century in Australia's first innings of the second Test in Sydney.

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On 29 November 2012 Ricky Ponting announced that he would retire from Test cricket after the WACA test against South Africa.

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Ricky Ponting was the competition's leading run scorer with 911 runs at an average of 75.91.

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Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 169 against Nottinghamshire in his final first class innings, ensuring his team held on for a draw.

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At the formal opening of the Bellerive Oval redevelopment in January 2015, it was announced that the new Western Stand would be named the Ricky Ponting Stand in his honour.

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On 9 December 2015 Ricky Ponting unveiled a bronze statue placed at the ground in his honour.

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Ricky Ponting was known as an aggressive competitor, as manifested in his on-field conduct.

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Border noted that Ricky Ponting has an abundance of determination, courage and skill.

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In mid-2006, during a tour of Bangladesh, Ricky Ponting was accused of "badgering the umpires until he got what he wanted".

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Ricky Ponting was known as an aggressive right-handed batsman who played a wide repertoire of shots with confidence, most notably the pull and hook.

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Ricky Ponting adopts a more traditional V-grip lower down the handle as he is a short batsman who doesn't have natural power on the shot.

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Ricky Ponting had a tendency to rock onto the front foot and thrust his wrists at spinning deliveries, resulting in many catches close to the wicket.

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Ricky Ponting rarely employed the sweep shot against spin, something considered unusual for a top-order batsman.

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Former West Indian captain, Viv Richards, who was rated as the third best Test cricketer in a 2002 poll by Wisden, said Ricky Ponting was his favourite current-day player to watch, slightly ahead of Sachin Tendulkar.

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Ricky Ponting was ceremoniously asked to bowl in his final test match against South Africa in 2012.

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Ricky Ponting was rated one of the best fielders in the world.

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Ricky Ponting usually fielded in the slips, cover and silly point.

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Ricky Ponting has often been criticised for his lack of imagination in his captaincy, though many players who played under him say he is a good leader.

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Ricky Ponting was the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2003 and one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2006.

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Ricky Ponting has been the Allan Border Medalist a record four times in 2004,2006,2007 and 2009.

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Ricky Ponting has won the award of Australia's best Test player in 2003,2004 and 2007 and Australia's best One Day International player in 2002 and 2007.

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Ricky Ponting was named an Australia Post Legend of Cricket in 2021.

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Ricky Ponting coached the Mumbai Indians of the Indian Premier League from 2014 to 2016, helping them win a championship in the 2015 edition of the IPL.

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On 1 January 2017, Ricky Ponting was named an interim coach for Australia's T20I series against Sri Lanka.

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Ricky Ponting was appointed as the new coach of Delhi Daredevils of the Indian Premier League on 3 January 2018.

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Ricky Ponting helped foster a new team environment, helping young talents such as Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant grow.

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In 2022, Ricky Ponting is still head coach of the Delhi Capitals, with the goal of winning their first tournament.

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Ricky Ponting's autobiography, Ponting: At the Close of Play, was published and released in November 2013.