Retire by the end of home summer, Wessels and Holding tell Ponting – Cricket News Update
Former Test greats, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kepler-Christoffel-Wessels-c71006, believe that the time has come for Ricky Ponting to quit International cricket.
The former Australian captain has been displaying a dismal show with the bat over the last 12 months and thus, he may soon be asked to retire by the national selectors.
Following Australia’s humiliating eight-wicket defeat in the opening Test against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757, where the Kangaroos collapsed on paltry 47, Cricket Australia is expected to make drastic changes
to the national setup.
Alongside Ponting who will turn 37 next month, the opener Phil Hughes, seamer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BJ-Haddin-c1170 are under serious criticism and at risk of being dumped by the new
selection panel.
Therefore, Wessels, the former South African opening batsman advised Ponting to make the most difficult decision of his magnificent International career and call it a day before the selectors
take any step against him.
Suggesting the former Aussie skipper to retire after the home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 by the end of the season, Wessels said, "He can`t go on indefinitely. If he does all the right things, I
think he`s got another 12 months left in him, but it`s never a good idea to hang on that long. You know within when you are past your best, but I would hate to see someone like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 dropped from the side."
After World Cup debacle, Ponting was under heavy pressure to quit but he decided to continue as a specialist batsman.
Since cricket’s governing body in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 is keen to infuse more new blood in the national side, the West Indian bowling great, Holding, feels that the veteran needs to make the call before
the time when people will start questioning his place in the crew.
"I would hate to see someone as great a player as Ricky Ponting get to the stage where people start wondering why is he still playing. I don`t think http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 has gotten to that stage yet, but
I hope he doesn`t wait until that stage before he calls it a day," shared the former Caribbean player who is currently working as cricket commentator.
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