Ricky Ponting will go down in the record books as one of the most successful captains in the history of the game, but his success was really the result of a team of champions he inherited from his predecessor Steve Waugh.
This team was crafted over the years by people like Steve Waugh and before him Mark Taylor and Alan Border who saw talent in those talents and encouraged and supported them.
Once these talented players grew old and left the game, the true worth of Ricky Ponting's leadership qualities began to get exposed. He lost the Ashes series twice in England and finally at home. Now he has lost the World Cup.
Rick Ponting has rarely come across as a great ambassador of the game. He has always appeared to be a churlish, mean spirited person, quite willing to stoop to the lowqest levels in order to win a game. The Australians called it gamesmanship - the world calls it cheating. Under Ponting the Australians were always most ungracious in defeat and quite insufferable in victory.
Rick Ponting will never go down as one of the great captains of world cricket - like say, in the recent past, people like Clive Lloyd or Imran Khan or even our own Saurav Ganguly (I know a lot of my own countrymen will be crucifying me for naming Ganguly in the same breath). These are guys who took over their national teams in times of distress and turned them into world beaters.
As a captain, Ricky Ponting has contributed nothing to the game.
Re: Legacy of Ricky Ponting
by Junior Shelly on Mar 29, 2011 08:22 PM
Legacy of Ponting?? No one in the entire cricketing world has the right to question the legacy of Ricky Ponting. First try and achieve even a quarter of what Ponting has achieved both as a player and captain. Then vomit the filthy clich�s like 'cheating', great ambassador', world beaters'. etc.. Ricky Ponting is the most successful player and captain in the history of both Test and ODI cricket. That is a fact.
Ricky Ponting will go down in the record books as one of the most successful captains in the history of the game, but his success was really the result of a team of champions he inherited from his predecessor Steve Waugh.
This team was crafted over the years by people like Steve Waugh and before him Mark Taylor and Alan Border who saw talent in those talents and encouraged and supported them.
Once these talented players grew old and left the game, the true worth of Ricky Ponting's leadership qualities began to get exposed. He lost the Ashes series twice in England and finally at home. Now he has lost the World Cup.
Rick Ponting has rarely come across as a great ambassador of the game. He has always appeared to be a churlish, mean spirited person, quite willing to stoop to the lowqest levels in order to win a game. The Australians called it gamesmanship - the world calls it cheating. Under Ponting the Australians were always most ungracious in defeat and quite insufferable in victory.
Rick Ponting will never go down as one of the great captains of world cricket - like say, in the recent past, people like Clive Lloyd or Imran Khan or even our own Saurav Ganguly (I know a lot of my own countrymen will be crucifying me for naming Ganguly in the same breath). These are guys who took over their national teams in times of distress and turned them into world beaters.
As a captain, Ricky Ponting has contributed nothing to the game.
Ricky Ponting will go down in the record books as one of the most successful captains in the history of the game, but his success was really the result of a team of champions he inherited from his predecessor Steve Waugh.
This team was crafted over the years by people like Steve Waugh and before him Mark Taylor and Alan Border who saw talent in those talents and encouraged and supported them.
Once these talented players grew old and left the game, the true worth of Ricky Ponting's leadership qualities began to get exposed. He lost the Ashes series twice in England and finally at home. Now he has lost the World Cup.
Rick Ponting has rarely come across as a great ambassador of the game. He has always appeared to be a churlish, mean spirited person, quite willing to stoop to the lowqest levels in order to win a game. The Australians called it gamesmanship - the world calls it cheating. Under Ponting the Australians were always most ungracious in defeat and quite insufferable in victory.
Rick Ponting will never go down as one of the great captains of world cricket - like say, in the recent past, people like Clive Lloyd or Imran Khan or even our own Saurav Ganguly (I know a lot of my own countrymen will be crucifying me for naming Ganguly in the same breath). These are guys who took over their national teams in times of distress and turned them into world beaters.
As a captain, Ricky Ponting has contributed nothing to the game.
Some call him a cheat, as if he has scored all those runs and won all those matches by using some trick which others can't see. Some say he won 2 world cups as captain just by walking out to the ground ahead of his illustrious team mates. He has achieved what no other human being who have picked up a cricket bat or ball has ever could. A fierce competitor who excelled under pressure, and led his team to victory both as captain and as a batsman. Hate him, curse him, envy him....no matter what his detractors say....Ricky Thomas Ponting is the Greatest after the Don himself... Peace.
One reason why Sachin could fast-forward his Century making spree in last 2-3 years, Ponting was very close to sachins heel in terms of number of centuries (in ODI and TEST). Here is contrasting 2-3 years for this 2 guys. as Sachin accelerated with vengeance his form and his cricket heights, ponting slipped and u see gap.
I think Ponting shud be there in cricket to really fight as possible again to reach he mark of sachins. Or else sachin may hang up.. bo..s.
he was also lucky to captain the team which consisted of these 7 players (Gilchrist,Hayden,Symmonds,Bevan,M.Hussey,McGrath,Warne,Lee), Absence of most of these players's services are outcomes of australia's last 2 year's performances and also this world cup. He got a Ready made team of greats. Even Shakib all hassan of bangladesh wud have been g8 captain if he had above 7 caliber performing playerss.
Re: he was lucky
by Against Pseudos on Mar 30, 2011 06:11 AM
Madhusoodan:
:) But you are sure Ganguly and Dravid and Kumble would have still lost to Bangladesh even if they had those 7 players (which Bangladesh obviously did NOT have in 2007)... . Right? :)
Re: he was lucky
by Junior Shelly on Mar 29, 2011 02:22 PM
How talented do you think Gilchrist, hayden, Bevan, M. Hussey etc. are when compared to Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Mohd. Azharuddin??? What the heck happened with all those 'world class' teams???
Re: coward teams
by Mr Cool on Mar 29, 2011 12:56 PM
Vasco Disco- India did well, even better than this WC till now in 2003 WC which was in SA. so dont say our team coward. asian pitches are generally like this only. for your kind information, Mohali pitch is pace bowler friendly and india is playing there.
Re: Re: coward teams
by punter rockz on Mar 29, 2011 01:28 PM
You become real hero of cricket world.From 2003 to 2011 your big acheivement as captain- 1.Win 2003 and 2007 world cup. 2.Champions trophy 2006 and 2009. 3.No. 1 in both test and odi from 2003 to 2008. and till date no. 1 in odi after good teams of south africa and team india under dhoni and fake god sachin ramesh tendulkar. 4.During your captaincy from 2009 sept. to march 2010 you win all crucial series like netwest series,champions trophy,commonwealth series,chappel hadlee series. 5.Shameless rediff announced your reign in cricket world is 8 years becouse under your captaincy 2 world cup win by australia. 6.Sachin ramesh tendulkar,sourav chandidas ganguly,rahul dravid,anil kumble,virender sehwag,yuvraj singh legends and cowards of team india did not stopped you to win world cup and champions trophy in 2003,2006,2009. 7.Under your captaincy 16 consecutive win in test and In sydney by defeating team india you made it in 2008.
BEST OF LUCK IN NEAR FUTURE,IF SRT BECOME FAKE N CRICKET YOU BECOME GOD IN CAPTAINCY IN CRICKET WORLD.
Re: Re: coward teams
by madan menon on Mar 29, 2011 12:57 PM
you did not find fault if Australia prepares pitches for fast bowlers..great...you find only fault with Asian pitches..you must be admired for your crooked views
Re: Re: Re: coward teams
by punter rockz on Mar 29, 2011 01:29 PM
THEN,Why Cannot ganguly beat australia when he met twice in 2003 world cup BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF PONTING THE GREAT.Then i think sachin, ganguly, dravid, shewag is a waste players in indian team & not better than gilly, hayden, ponting etc... why can't any team in the world have not won a single match against austalia in world cup in last two editions... ha ha ha because its punters great captaincy THEN INDIAN TEAM IS WASTE COMPARING TO AUSTRALIA'S LAST TWO EDITION SQUAD RIGHT
WASTE PLAYERS:SACHIN, DRAVID, GANGULY, LAXMAN, SHEWAG EVERY ONE IS WASTE NOT WON A SINGLE WORLDCUP FOR INDIA
Re: coward teams
by madan menon on Mar 29, 2011 12:56 PM
you did not find fault if Australia prepares pitches for fast bowlers..great...you find only find fault with Asian pitching..you must be admired for your crooked views..
A gentleman cricketer is needed for Australia now .they have made the game nothing less than thugs brawl .CA should look for a captain who will bring back the glory of Richie Benaud.
