Ricky Ponting has been accused of casting a curse and doing black magic to safeguard his records on Twitter
Apart from the legendary Sir Donald Bradman, Ponting is perhaps the best batsman to ever represent Australia.
Ponting was renowned for his confrontational approach to cricket, specifically while leading, in addition to his beautiful stroke-play.
Ricky Ponting Curse Goes Viral On Twitter As Australian Cricketer Is Accused Of Black Magic After His Captaincy And Centuries Record Remain Intact
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*
Super ra @RickyPonting #INDVSENG#SuryakumarYadav pic.twitter.com/qtrE4g0OMn— 🕳️ట్రాష్🕳️ (@LokiiDcruz) July 10, 2022
Rohit Sharma's winning streak is broken just when he was about to surpass Ricky Ponting. The curse is real 😭😭😭😭
— ` (@FourOverthrows) July 10, 2022
— Aryan_45 (@Aryan4593) July 10, 2022
He still maintains a number of astounding records across several platforms more than eight years after going international in seclusion.
A Look At Ricky Ponting’s Notable Accomplishments As He Turns 46
These are Ponting’s notable accomplishments.
An examination of his global career:
Over the course of a more than 15-year existence, Ponting significantly improved Australia’s third-place position.
From 560 international players, he scored 27,483 runs at a remarkable aggregate of 45.95.
He has collected more than 13,000 runs in ODI and Test cricket, but just 401 in T20I.
In terms of hundreds in international cricket, Ponting holds a record 71.
Australian cricketer with the most runs scored in Test and ODI games:
In both Test and ODI cricket, Ponting continues to lead Australia in runs scored.
He trails Maestro Sachin Tendulkar in terms of total runs scored in Test cricket.
From 168 Test matches, Ponting has 13,378 runs, including 41 hundreds.
After Sachin Tendulkar & Kumar Sangakkara, he has the third-most ODI runs with 13,704 from 375 games at a 42.03 average.
The ODI cricket skipper with the most victories:
The most victories by a manager in ODI cricket are 165, which Ponting led Australia to in 230 games.
His 76.14 victory % leads the list.
Additionally, he has led Australia to the most victories in Test matches (48).
He is notable for being one of only two captains (together with Clive Lloyd) to have twice won the ICC World Cup (2003 and 2007).
More data about Ponting:
After succeeding the legendary Steve Waugh, Ponting’s batting statistics improved.
Across all formats, he is the captain who scored the most runs.
He has amassed 15,440 runs overall in 324 international games at an astounding average of 45.54.
Remarkably, in terms of the international century, Ponting continues to be the closest to Tendulkar.
In contrast to Tendulkar’s 100 tonnes, the Australian master has 71.
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