Ricky Ponting

Ricky Thomas Ponting (nicknamed Punter ) ( born December 19, 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian cricketer. Ponting was elected in 2006 one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Furthermore him the International Cricket Council (ICC ) has named 2006 and 2007, the ICC Player of the Year. In addition, Ponting was selected by the ICC in 2003, 2004 and 2006 for the Test Player of the Year. In 2002 he was given the title of the One- Day International Player of the Year awarded.

Ponting is known in cricket friends especially for his skills as a batsman.

His first Test match for Australia denied Ponting at the age of 20 years in December 1995 in Perth against Sri Lanka; while he made 96 runs. His first One-Day International cricket match, he played 15 February 1995 against South Africa in Wellington, New Zealand. Ponting took with the Australian team, with whom he 1999, 2003 and 2007, won the title, so far at four Cricket World Cups. In the victory of the Australian cricket team on India in the World Cup final in 2003, Ponting hit 140 runs excellent. Shortly thereafter, he was appointed captain of the Australian cricket team; He held this post until 2011.