Australian Cricketer Ricky Ponting Profile and International Performance

Full name        : Ricky Thomas Ponting
Born                 : December 19,1974 Launceston,Tasmania
Children          : Emmy Charlotte Ponting, Matisse Ellie Ponting,
                           Fletcher William.
Major Teams  : Australia,Antigua Hawksbills,ICC World XI,
                           kolkata Knight Riders,Mumbai Indians,
                           Somerset,Surrey,Tasmania                        
Nickname        : Punter
Playing role     : Top-order batsman
Batting style    : Right-hand bat
Bowling style   : Right-arm medium
Height              : 1.78m
Education        : Mowbray Primary,Brooks Senior High School,
                            Launceston
Awards            : Allan Border Medal, Sir Garfield Sobers
ODI Shirt No  :14

Ricky Ponting was born on December 19, 1974, Launceston in Tasmania. Ponting has three children, Emmy Charlotte Ponting, Matisse Ellie Ponting and Fletcher William. Ricky Ponting is the eldest of Graeme and Lorraine Ponting's four children. In June 2002 Ricky Ponting married Rianna Jennifer Cantor.

Ricky Ponting was the captain of Australian Cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test Cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International Cricket. Ricky Ponting has led Australia to the victory of 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups. Ponting Test debut was against Sri Lanka on 8 December 1995 in Perth, in that match he scored 96 run.

Ponting has played in Indian Premier League with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. On 3 December 2012 Ponting retired from Test Cricket, the match was against South Africa. Ponting scored 13378 runs in Test Cricket and 13704 runs in One Day International Cricket. Ricky Ponting is one of four players (with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Jacques Kallis) in the history of Cricket to have scored 13,000 Test runs.

Ricky Ponting played his first One Day International Cricket  against South Africa in 15 February 1995. Ponting is also a good captain of Australian Cricket team. Ricky Ponting is the only Cricketer in the history of Cricket to be involved in 100 Test Victories. On 19 February 2012 Ricky Ponting played his last ODI match against India. Ponting captained Mumbai Indians team in Indian Premier League in 2013.

All Details of Ricky Ponting Batting Performance

	Matches	Innings	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	N.O	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	168	287	13378	51.65	58.72	257	28	41	62	1509	73	196
ODIs	375	365	13704	41.91	80.39	164	38	30	82	1231	162	160
T20Is	17	16	401	28.64	132.78	98	2	-	2	41	11	8
Twenty20	10	9	91	10.11	71.09	28	-	-	-	5	2	17

All Details of Ricky Ponting Bowling Performance

	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Best	Eco	Avg	SR	5w	10w
Tests	168	36	587	276	5	0/1	2.85	55.2	117.4	-	-
ODIs	375	6	150	104	3	12/1	4.16	34.67	50.0	-	-
T20Is	17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12.0	-	-