Ricky Ponting’s captaincy under question
While Australia are still pondering over the reasons which have been contributing towards their consistent poor performance, the skipper Ricky Ponting is surely going to face captaincy heat.
Ponting, being the only player from the old Australian team which ruled the entire cricketing world, has always been a point of attention for the spectators of the game – both in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 and around the globe.
Being a formidable batsman and an impressive overall performer, the rivaling teams have always been considering him to be their primary target. Furthermore, his own team-mates and supporters also consider him as a figurehead for the Australian side.
There is no denying the fact that players like him don’t come through often, but unfortunately, the way things have unfolded since he held the reigns of the team, fingers have constantly been raised over his ability to take care of the matters.
Just consider the example of the ongoing Ashes series; the speculations over his future being the captain of the team are more real and pressing than ever before. Sustaining Ponting as captain of the team is becoming more like a paradox, having two
opposite sides which are equally forceful and influencing.
The first side presents him as a world class player who has been serving his team since long, and who, despite of witnessing a ‘down-and-out’ era of his career, can still be regarded as the best batsman of his side.
While the other side observes him as a captain who has allowed the traditional rivals England to smash three successive defeats on the team’s face. For the sake of an argument, losing once can be accidental, missing the cup twice can be slightly unlucky
but losing thrice will certainly be chalked down as a gross dereliction of duty.
Being exposed to a situation which Ponting has been facing nowadays requires great nerves. In fact noted talents like Alec http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasser-Hussain-c78777 have also been reported to be mentally nervous with their experiences of playing
the Ashes. Greater responsibility of leading the team against traditional rivals, where the whole nation has huge expectations, has never been easy for anyone. The case is quite similar with Ponting.
In the present scenario, if anyone is fearful about the visible consequences of the big event, it is definitely Ricky Ponting. Besides the injuries the Australian skipper had sustained back in 2009, the recent failures will surely put a heavy burden
on his mind.
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