Former Australian captain calls a close to his glittering career.
His career and his exploits will go down down in cricket history as one of and some of the best ever seen.
Ricky Ponting, the aggressive top-order batsman and brilliant fielder from Australia, announced he will be soon walking away from all forms of the game.
fanatix looks back at some of the highlights and lowlights, from the career of the player nicknamed ‘Punter’.
Ricky Ponting fact file
Age: 38
Major teams: Australia, ICC World XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Somerset, Surrey, Tasmania
Batting statistics
Tests
Caps: 168
Runs: 13,378
Highest score: 257
Average: 51.85
100’s: 41
50’s: 62
Catches: 196
One-Day Internationals
Matches: 375
Runs: 13,704
Highest score: 164
Average: 42.03
100’s: 30
50’s: 82
Catches 160:
First class
Matches: 288
Runs: 23,952
Highest score: 257
Average 55.57
100’s: 81
50’s 106
Catches: 308
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