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Australia’s legendary batsman and former skipper, Ricky Ponting, opines that his successor, Michael Clarke, has become a better batsman after taking over as captain.
Punter handed over the baton of captaincy to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Cricket World Cup 2011, considering himself unable to lead the side well.
The new Oz leader has perked up his batting average a lot, scoring consistently and achieving some iconic feats like the 329-knock in the ongoing 2nd Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
In the game, that started on January 3 at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Pup bated extra-ordinarily well for at least one and a half day to score his first ever triple century. He hit 39 fours and a six to build up his landmark innings.
Thus, the Aussies declared their first innings for 659, giving the opponents a huge target.
Ponting, who himself scored an international ton yesterday after a gap of two years, claims that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120 has evolved into an impressive leader along with a dashing batsman.
While speaking to the media today after the closure of Day 3 play, he said, “His record would suggest that he has thrived as captain. It was probably fairly similar for me when I took over the job. I know my batting average went up a lot and Michael’s has
and will continue to if he keeps playing the way he has since he’s been captain.”
He further said, “You just know that there are people out there who will enjoy what comes with being captain. The stuff that happens on the field, the bowling changes, the field changes and all that sort of stuff, that’s the easy part of captaining an international
cricket team.”
Punter has shown complete confidence in Pup’s leadership, asserting that the team will be able to regain its lost ranks in international cricket provided the captain keeps thriving the same way.
During the 8 years of his international career, Clarke has played 77 Test, 206 ODI and 34 T20I games. His batting averages in all three formats are excellent.
After his fabulous innings in the ongoing match, the captain has gained immense confidence that will help him out a lot in the future events.
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