Ricky made the crease his house, says Vivian Richards – Cricket News Update
The legendary West Indian, Sir Vivian Richards, hailed the veteran, Ricky Ponting, after his recent retirement from international cricket. Ranking him up there with the best batsmen the game has seen.
“Certainly he's up there with the very best. What I love about him more than anything else, you look at the way he walks out to the crease. He always has presence. There is a tenaciousness about him. He walks out and believes. He's not going to be intimidated
by no one. I would like guys like that. I appreciate seeing guys who come out and have a particular presence,” shared Richards.
Ponting retired after a poor show against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in the most recent home series. He was unable to contribute significantly to the Australian scoring books and as a result, announced his retirement, after the second game at Adelaide, upon the completion
of the Perth Test. Playing the final game at Perth, Punter could not put up a fitting last performance, but exited with grace.
One of “Wisden's” five cricketers of the century, Viv Richards, himself has an amazing record as a batsmen. Having played 121 Tests, Richards, averaged 50.23 on his retirement. According to Scyld http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Berry-c47842, editor of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Richards
took the field like an emperor returning to his domains.
Praising http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ricardo-Gouveia-c84824 always made the crease his house. I've always been in his corner as a player because of that brashness; he's an in-your-face sort of guy. Show no fear.”
Vivian Richards is a proud participant in this year’s Australian Big Bash League as the batting coach of Melbourne Stars, headed by the leg-spin legend http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672, who played 85 Tests with Ponting.
Not famous for backing Ponting’s decision-making as a captain, Warne however, believes Ponting was the most successful runs getter for Australia in the most crucial situations, and was pivotal to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746’s success over the years.
Adding to Richard’s comments about Punter’s strong character, Warne tagged the man as “tough as nails”.
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