Ricky Ponting, has a point to prove in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
Ricky Ponting is regarded as the best batsman ever produced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 after Don Bradman. He caught the eye of his coaches at the academy, when he was a teenager. He was acknowledged by Rod Marsh, his academy coach, as the best teenage batsman he had ever
seen.
He is a great back foot player, as he has developed his technique on the bouncy tracks of Australia. He has all the shots in the book. Nobody can play the pull shot better than Ponting does. His drives through the cover and extra cover are pleasing to watch,
and his back foot punch trough point is a trade mark shot.
He is a nervous starter, as he shuffles across the wicket, and therefore is a candidate for leg before the wicket, early on in his innings. Once he has passed his nervous start, then there is no stopping the maestro. He runs like a hurricane that will destroy
your voyage.
He has broken all Australian records both as a batsman and a captain. He is not only the country’s most successful captain, but also the most triumphant captain to grace the game of cricket. He surpassed Steve Waugh’s 41 Test wins as a captain at the Boxing
Day Test match in 2009/10, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. Similarly, in the same match he surpassed Shane Warne’s record of 92 Test wins, as an individual player.
Previously, Ponting relied on great players like, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Justin Langer, Mathew Hayden and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Gilchrist-c918. He did not have to worry about his tactics because these players were so charismatic and brilliant that the skipper didn’t have
to worry about managing them.
Ponting is now a leader of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/A-Young-c41367 Australian team, which includes talented players like, Steven Smith, Ben Hilfenhaus, Peter George and Tim Paine. Now, all the star players of his era have retired and he has the job of rebuilding the side.
Ricky Ponting is second only to Sachin Tendulkar in terms of batting records. Only the Indian great has more centuries and runs than Ricky. The Australian master has scored 39 hundreds in Test cricket, and 29 centuries in ODI cricket.
Overall, his statistics are mouth watering. In all, he has scored 12026 runs at an average of almost 55 in 146 Test matches. In the shorter version of the game he has an amazing tally of 13072 runs at an average of 42.
He is one of the few batsmen to have scored centuries against every Test playing nation. He has scored runs all-around the world.
Every batsman in the world has struggled against a particular opposition. But Ricky hasn’t struggled against a particular opposition. He has an average of over 45 against every Test playing nation.
He has played 23 matches against India. In those 23 matches he has gathered 1787 runs at an average of 47 with 6 hundreds. His 1787 runs include a best of 257, and his 6 hundreds include 2 double centuries.
India is the only country where Ponting has not been himself. He has played 12 Test matches in India. In those 12 matches he has a poor record. He has scored 485 runs at an average of 20 with a single century.
Ponting had a better tour of India in 2008 as a batsman. He had an average of 12 runs in India before the tour of 2008. He improved his numbers to some extent. He boosted his average from 12 to 20. An average of 20 in India is way less than his overall career
average of 55. So he has a point to prove as a batsman.
The Australian team has arrived in India for their tour. This might be Ricky Ponting’s last tour of India. It is a chance for Ricky Ponting to redeem himself in India. He has started the tour with modest scores of 42 and 9 in a 3 day match against Board’s
President 11.
It will be of a great interest to see how the Australian legend fares in India on this tour.
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