Former Australian cricket team captain Ricky Ponting is regarded as one of the game’s top batsmen, know his total centuries and captaincy record
He is Australia’s leading run-scorer in ODIs and Tests and has guided them to two World Cup titles. He is the only player with over 100 victories in Test matches.
Punter, as his colleagues refer to him, was born on December 19, 1974, in Tasmania. He made his First-Class debut for Tasmania at the age of 17.
Ricky Ponting Biography, Age, Wife, Cricket Stats, Total Centuries, Captaincy Record, Coaching Career And Net Worth
Intl 100
71 – Ponting
70 – Kohli (No 100s Last 30 months)ODI 100
30 – Ponting
29 – Rohit (No ODI 100s Since Last 1yr)Most M.O.M
28 – Ponting
27 – Kohli (NoMore Captaincy)Most Consecutive Win
20 – Ponting
19 – Rohit*
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He had played there, and legendary Australian wicket-keeper Rod Marsh thought he was “best among the adolescents.” Ponting joined the national team after spending three years there as a player.
- FULL NAME- Ricky Thomas Ponting
- BORN- December 19, 1974
- HEIGHT- 5 ft 10 in
- NATIONALITY- Australian
- ROLE- Top-order Batsman / Right-hand Batsman
- RELATION(S)- Graeme Ponting (Father), Lorraine Ponting (Mother), Rianna Jennifer Cantor (Spouse)`
International Career
In 1995, Ponting played in his first ODI and Test matches for his country, both against South Africa. He shared the field with legendary players like Brett Lee, Shane Warne, Steve Waugh, and Adam Gilchrist, to name a few.
He continued to accumulate runs for Australia after his debut. His 140* performance in the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup final is best known for helping the powerful Australians thrash India out of the competition while scoring a staggering total of 359 runs.
He was in excellent form, having amassed 4800 runs in 131 ODIs at an average of 41.37 and 5115 runs in 71 Test matches at an average of 52.73. By that time, he already had 26 international hundreds.
In 2002, he took over as Australia’s captain after Steve Waugh was demoted from the position. While his forceful leadership won him many admirers, it also drew criticism for his tough play.
For many years, Ponting’s team was regarded as the finest in the world, and he was considered the greatest captain of his time. Australia had the longest winning streak of any team during World Cups, going 34 games. They enjoyed a 16-match winning streak in Tests. Except for India, his side outperformed every country in their own country.
Australia won 165 ODI matches under Ponting, for a winning percentage of 76.14, and 48 Test matches, for a winning percentage of 62.33.
Career Statistics
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 22782 | 58.72 | 41 | 6 | 62 | 1509 | 73 |
| ODI | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.04 | 17046 | 80.39 | 30 | 0 | 82 | 1231 | 162 |
| T20I | 17 | 16 | 2 | 401 | 98 | 28.64 | 302 | 132.78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 11 |
| IPL | 10 | 9 | 0 | 91 | 28 | 10.11 | 128 | 71.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| M | Inn | B | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 168 | 36 | 587 | 276 | 5 | 1/0 | 1/0 | 2.82 | 55.2 | 117.4 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 375 | 5 | 150 | 104 | 3 | 1/12 | 1/12 | 4.16 | 34.67 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Achievements/Records
Ponting, who is arguably the best pull shot player, executed nearly all the prescribed shots flawlessly. In his 100th Test match, he is recognised for scoring two centuries in a row, a distinct world record.
The only Australian with more than 12000 Test runs and 10,000 ODI runs is Ricky Ponting. He is second if all formats are combined, although he is third in both Tests and ODIs for most centuries.
Ponting has participated in the most ODIs as captain. Additionally, with 165 and 213 victories in ODIs in both formats combined, he has the most victories as captain.
In terms of total runs scored in both formats, Ponting leads Australia and is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in ODIs. He also scores the third-most runs in tests.
Post international retirement
After leaving the international stage, Ponting played for the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League. He also began doing commentary, like many retiring cricket players and did rather well for Channel 9 and Ten Sports.
In the ninth IPL season, he served as the Mumbai Indians’ mentor with Sachin Tendulkar and eventually took over as their coach after John Wright retired. Under his leadership, the Mumbai franchise won its third IPL championship.
Currently, he works as the head coach of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League.
Net-Worth
The net worth of Ricky Ponting is $70 million.