Acclaimed by Rod Marsh as the best teenage batter he had ever seen, Ponting began with Tasmania at 17 and Australia at 20, and was given out unluckily for 96 on his Test debut in 1995.

On 31 July, during the Third Test at Edgbaston, Ponting became the highest Australian run-scorer in the history of Test cricket, overtaking former Australian captain Allan Border's total of 11,174 in his first-innings score of 38. The match was eventually drawn, partly due to poor weather.

Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months. Top records are a selection of the records (from among those listed under the Test,...

Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricketer and captain of the Australia national cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs ) on 41 occasions in Test cricket and 30 times in One Day International (ODI) matches, both of which are Australian records.

Nov 9, 2024 · Ricky Ponting reveals India’s ‘vulnerability’ after shocking New Zealand defeat New Zealand’s recent 3-0 clean sweep over India in the three-match Test series on Indian soil marked a monumental achievement in cricket history.

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From 2002-2007, Ponting smashed an insane 41 international centuries across formats - testimony of the dominance he had over the bowlers. Apart from the limited-overs glory, Australia were also...

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Ponting is Australia’s leading run scorer in Tests with 13,378, as well as in ODI cricket with 13,704. Ponting is possibly Australia’s greatest ever fieldsman.