New Delhi: Ricky Ponting Birthday, the great captain of Australia and one of the best batsmen in the world, is celebrating his 47th birthday today. He was born on this day on 19 December 1974 in Tasmania. Ponting was very fond of playing cricket since childhood. He left his studies after coming 10th to make a career in cricket. He has been the best batsman and successful captain of Australia.
Ricky Ponting made his debut in domestic cricket at the age of 17 and international cricket at the age of 20. After which he emerged as the most successful captain and player. One-day cricket from 2002 to 2011 and the Australian team in Test matches from 2004 to 2011. Under Ponting’s captaincy, Australia won two consecutive World Cup titles one after the other. Including the 2003 and 2007 World Cups. Ponting had retired from international cricket in December 2012.
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These achievements are in the name of Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is one of those four players. Whose name is more than 13,000 test runs. Apart from Potting, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis have done this feat. He has scored the most runs after Sachin Tendulkar, who is considered to be the God of Cricket. Ponting has made 13,378 in Tests. On the other hand, when it comes to ODI cricket, Ponting is in third place in terms of scoring the most runs. He has scored 13,704 runs in ODIs.
Ricky Ponting is one of the most successful captains in the world, with a winning percentage of 62.3 percent in 77 Tests. Ponting has also been one of the most successful captains in ODIs. Under his leadership, Australia won two World Cup titles. Ponting captained the Australian team in 230 ODIs and his winning percentage is 76.14 percent.
Ricky Ponting has scored the most runs in ODI history as a captain. He has scored 30 centuries in ODIs, which is the most in an Australian. On the other hand, Ponting is the captain who has led Australia to victory in 26 consecutive matches in the World Cup. Ricky Ponting holds the record for scoring the most ODI runs as a captain. He has scored 8497 runs.
Ricky Ponting is the player to captain the most in ODIs (230). At the same time, he also holds the record for playing the most number of World Cup matches. He played 46 matches in the World Cup. Ponting has played 29 as the captain in the ICC World Cup.