Ricky Ponting
Ricky Thomas Ponting is a leading cricketer of the Australian national cricket team. He was born on 19th December, 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. His nicknamed is Punter and currently a captain of the team Australia.
Ponting is an exceptional right handed batsman and right arm medium off spin bowler. He is specifically an aggressive batsman and close catching fielder.
Ponting made his test premiere against Shri Lanka in the year 1995 and one day international appearance against South Africa in the same year.
His one day international shirt number is 14. He plays domestic cricket for Tasmanian Tigers and Australia. He is Australia’s leading run scorer and well cricketer in both test matches and one day internationals.
Ponting has played over the one hundred thirty six tests matches and three hundred eighteen one day international matches including thirty nine centuries with more than twenty two thousand international runs.
Ponting made his first class entrance for Tasmania in the year 1992 when he was just seventeen years old.
He has made the top score of two hundred fifty seven runs in test match and one hundred sixty four in one day international. He initialed in Indian Premier League to play for team Kolkata Knight Riders.