It's not sad- it's a matter of arrogance. No offense, but Mr. Ponting is the worst captains of the world. He used ex-players like McGrath, Warne and Gilchrist to make his name in fame. He argues with every captain,even Warne! Even a new captain will find it difficult to fill the void where you have a new young Oz side except Watson.
Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is the current captain of the Australian cricket team. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. He is regarded as one of Australia's finest cricketers in the modern era. He represents the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket and played in the Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.Despite a poor Test series, Ponting's form in ODIs remained strong. In consecutive tournaments in India and Sharjah following the Tests, Ponting scored 467 runs at 51.88. In addition to three fifties, Ponting scored 145 from 158 balls in the Pepsi Cup against Zimbabwe in Delhi, equalling Dean Jones' Australian record.[71][72] Ponting also had his first confrontation with Harbhajan Singh, an Indian off spinner who went on to have much success against him. In a Coca-Cola Cup series ODI against India in April, he and Mark Waugh put on more than 80 runs in 12 overs before Harbhajan was introduced into the attack. In the spinners second over, Ponting took him for four then lofted him over mid-wicket for six next ball. The following delivery saw Ponting use his feet in an attempt to get to the pitch of the ball but missed the shot and was consequently stumped. After the dismissal the pair clashed verbally. Ponting wrote,Sharjah incident was the result of me being over-competitive but it had the potential to get quite nasty.count 100 to c
What goes around comes around. It all started in Sydney in 2008 where little Ricky and his team's shamefull behaviour started it all. Now that his golden years are starting, Ponting should ask himself if it was worth winning that Sydney test the way they won it. It started in Sydney and now it is ending in Sydney. Poetic justice is what I say....
Re: Re: Its all over
by Chaitanya NS on Dec 31, 2010 01:53 PM
1 magical over doesnt change the bad manners shown for 5days. recollect what happend from 1st day and then decide if it was 100% drawn test Or a test which India should have won. How many test have Aus won over India after Syndey, can u tell?
Re: Its all over
by Manminder Ahluwalia on Dec 31, 2010 02:08 AM
With Ponting out....England will worry, now that who ever replaces him..... is sure to score more than out of form Ponting.
Re: Re: Its all over
by pravin sarode on Dec 31, 2010 05:26 AM
god is gr8 his justice is always there even if late. 3-1-2008 ricky pointing made true gentle man anil kumbale cry in cheating test match won by australia insulting saurabh ganguly to get out of creeze by pointing to fingure to pavalion same saurabh ganguly gifted won toss and invited same pointing to hit 140 knock at johnseberg in final @ WC2k3
Re: Punter
by Ganesh Ganesh on Dec 30, 2010 10:13 PM
better u stop watch cricket from right now. because ponting will be retiring after the world cup that forces the aus selectors to drop him from the test team
Re: Punter
by kumar sm on Dec 30, 2010 11:17 PM
hey...who cares man if you stop watching? punter is no big deal..if you talk about gilly, he is aggressive and positive...you shd have stopped watching cricket long back...punter is just gas
Re: Re: Punter
by Against Pseudos on Dec 31, 2010 05:37 AM
Kumar SM:
Very well said... It is indeed quite lucky for bowlers across the world that Punter is just gas... that's why he has scored ONLY 9 tons and 33 fifties in all forms of the game since that fateful Sydney test (since when he is said to have lost his whatever little cricket skill)... If only Punter was NOT gas, the world bowlers would have something devastating on their hands surely... :)
Re: Punter
by chelsea on Dec 30, 2010 10:15 PM
If he gets back in form, he won't be dropped from the test team. At the least, he'll get a farewell test. All depends on how the WC goes.
