Cricket Australia 2011 – Simon Katich contract end puts pressure on Ricky Ponting
Former Australian captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Simon-Mathew-Katich-c90404 a contract in the list of 25 contracted players for 2011-12 seasons.
"To be omitted from the contract list was a great shock to him. It was a shock to me”, Ponting stated.
According to the successful captain of the Aussies cricket history, Katich’s performance has always been outstanding for the country.
"His performance in the last two or three years has been as good as anybody's in the world", Ponting added.
The legendary batsman is also worried to retain his place in the Aussies squad along with other senior folks.
"It's going to make us work that little bit harder. I would have liked to have another old bloke around the group with me. It puts us 36-year-olds on notice now, Mike Hussey and myself", Ponting expressed.
Meanwhile, the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Young-c98322 players in the list of contracted players. Ponting is expecting the youngsters to perform for Australia to cement their place in the side, which will be beneficial for the country.
Ponting, who is also known as, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 362 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 152 Test matches, scored 13406 runs and 12363 runs respectively.
Under his captaincy, the Aussies team has won World Cup twice consecutively, in 2003 and in 2007, where he was right on the money with his decisions and planning.
However, he failed to tune his side to defend their title in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011, and stepped down from captaincy after the event.
Earlier, Cricket Australia (CA) offered a contract to the 36-year old, Ponting for the next 12 months, considered his outstanding performances for the Aussies team.
Now, the legendary batsman is all set to play his role in his team’s success, showing great support to newly appointed skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-John-Clarke-c76008.
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