Ricky Ponting is an Australian Former Cricketer. His Role of Australia Team was as a Batsman. He is the Best Batsman in the Test Match Format as well as ODI Format. His Batting Style Right Handed Bat. His Bowling Style Right-arm Medium. He was the most Successful Batsman in the Australia Team.
Personal Information:-
Ricky Ponting was born on 19th December, 1974 (Age 47 Years Old), Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. His Height was 5 ft 83 inch (1.78 cm). His Full name was Ricky Thomas Ponting . His Nickname was Punter. The Bad news for the Australia team is that Ricky Ponting is Not Currently Playing in Test Matches & ODI Matches.
Family Information:-
Ricky Ponting Father’s name was Graeme Ponting. His Mother’s name was Lorraine Ponting. His Brother’s name was Drew Ponting & Sister’s name was Renee Ponting. His Wife’s name was Rianna Jennifer Cantor. He married on 22th June, 2002. He has a total of 3 Children. His son’s name was Fletcher William Ponting & His Daughter’s name was Matisse Ellie Ponting & Emmy Charlotte Ponting.
Ricky Ponting Debut & last Match Played Details:-
I Want to tell the Cricket Fans that Ricky Ponting is Not Currently Playing for the Australia national Team. There is Bad news for Australia Team and for cricket Fans that Ricky Ponting has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format.
| S.r no | Format name | Debut date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 17th February, 2005 | New Zealand | Eden Park |
| 2 | TEST | 8th December, 1995 | Sri Lanka | W.A.C.A.Ground |
| 3 | ODI | 15th February, 1995 | South Africa | Basin Reserve |
| 4 | IPL | 18th March, 2008 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | M.Chinnaswamy |
| S.r no | Format name | Last Match date | Against team name | Venue name |
| 1 | T20I | 8th June, 2009 | Sri Lanka | Trent Bridge |
| 2 | TEST | 30th November, 2012 | South Africa | W.A.C.A.Ground |
| 3 | ODI | 19th February, 2012 | India | The Gabba |
| 4 | IPL | 21st March, 2013 | Delhi Capitals | Arun Jaitley Stadium |
Once Again Ricky Ponting is not Currently Playing & has taken retirement in Test, ODI & T20I Format.
Ricky Ponting career Details:-
| Competition | Test | Odi | T20l | Ipl |
| Matches | 168 | 375 | 17 | 10 |
| Innings | 287 | 365 | 16 | 9 |
| Runs | 13378 | 13704 | 401 | 91 |
| Highest | 257 | 164 | 98 | 28 |
| Average (score) | 51.85 | 42.04 | 28.64 | 10.11 |
| SR | 58.72 | 80.39 | 132.78 | 71.09 |
| Not Out | 29 | 39 | 2 | 0 |
| Fours | 1509 | 1231 | 41 | 5 |
| Sixes | 73 | 162 | 11 | 2 |
| 50s | 62 | 82 | 2 | 0 |
| 100s | 41 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maiden | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Economy | 2.82 | 4.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BBI | 1/0 | 1/12 | -/- | -/- |
| BBM | 1/0 | 1/12 | -/- | -/- |
Chart Information:-
Ricky Ponting has played a total of 570 Matches (168 TEST, 375 ODI, & 17 T20I) International Matches in his career & IPL 10. He has Played the most ODI matches. His Total Runs was 27,574 (13,378 TEST, 13,704 ODI & 401 T20I) International Runs in his career & IPL 91. He has hit the most Runs in the ODI format is 13,704 . His Highest score was 257 in TEST, 164 in ODI, 98 in T20I & 28 in IPL.
Ricky Ponting’s highest score is 257 in a TEST Matches. His best Average Score in TEST is 51.85. He has the best strike rate of 132.78 in T20I. He has hit a total of 2,786 Boundaries ( 1,509 TEST, 1,231 ODI & 41 T20I) & IPL 5. He has scored the most boundaries in the TEST format is 1,509. He has hit a total of 248 Sixes ( 73 TEST, 162 ODI & 11 T20I) & IPL 2 . He has hit a total of 146 fifty ( 62 TEST, 82 ODI & 2 T20I).
He has hit a total 71 of Hundred ( 41 TEST & 30 ODI). He has scored 200s 6 times In Test Format. He has a total maiden Over 24 in His TEST career. He has taken 8 wickets in his career (5 TEST & 3 ODI). He has taken the most wickets in the TEST 5. His best Economy was 2.82 in TEST format.
According to the chart the full form of BBI:- Best Bowling In Innings & the full form of BBM:- Best Bowling In Match. His BBI was 1/0 in TEST & 1/12 in ODI. His Best BBI was 1/0 in TEST. His BBM was 1/0 in TEST & 1/12 in ODI.
International Information:-
Ricky Ponting is a player in the Australia national Team. His Role In Australia Team is Top-Order Batsmen. He is the most successful Captain as well as Player in the Australia Team. He is the most successful captain in international cricket history as well as the Australia National Team, with 220 Wins in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.
Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from Test Cricket in November 2012, the day before playing in his final Test against South Africa; this was his 168th and last Test appearance. Ricky Ponting scored 119 runs at 39.66 in the three-Test home series against New Zealand in 1997–98, including a breezy 73 not out from 85 balls in the second innings of the First Test in Brisbane to help Australia set a winning target.
He then made his first Test century on Australian soil, scoring 105 in the First Test against South Africa at the MCG. He has scored the most runs in the Australia team. No other batsman for Australia Team has been able to come close to Ricky Ponting’s Score in Test as well as ODI. In the ICC rankings for most runs, Ricky Ponting is the Second position in test format After Sachin Tendulkar (IND) and Third position in ODI format After Sachin Tendulkar(IND) & Kumar Sangakkara(SL).
IPL Information:-
Ricky Ponting has played in IPL are two teams like:- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2008 & Mumbai Indians (MI) in 2013. He is not a player Currently playing in IPL. He has not won the IPL trophy.
Net Worth & Salary:-
Ricky Ponting Net worth(2022) was $70 Million USD. His Total Salary in a year was $6 Million + & Monthly Income was $0.5 Million +.
Total IPL Salary
| Year | Team | Salary |
| 2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | ₹16,064,000 |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians (MI) | ₹21,308,000 |
| Total | ₹ 37,372,000 | |
Ricky Ponting Assets:-
House;- Ricky Ponting owns a luxury designer house in The Golden Mile of Brighton, Melbourne, Australia. Also, Ricky Ponting owns multiple real-estate properties across the countries.
Ricky Ponting Cars Collections:-
Ricky Ponting’s car collection is small. He owns cars like:-
- Mercedes SUV..etc.
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