Ricky Ponting

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ricky Ponting
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 19, 1974(1974-12-19)
Age	50
Birthplace	Launceston
Country	Australia
Birth City	Tasmania
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ricky Ponting Biography

Ricky Ponting is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on December 19, 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Retired cricketer who captained Australia’s ODI and Test teams from 2002 to 2011. He was a representative of his country in both formats for 17 seasons and finished with more that 27,000 international runs.

He was present in 168 Test matches during his career, which tied He appeared in 168 Test matches in his career, tying Steve Waugh‘s record for an Australian.’s record as an Australian.

Ponting was in a rich vein of form against the South Africans. After scoring 71 and 53 in the drawn First Test in Perth, Ponting scored 117 on Boxing Day in the Second Test at the MCG. Australia won the match and Ponting scored 120 and 143 not out to end the series and start the New Year with a dramatic win in the Third Test at the SCG. South African captain Graeme Smith declared on the final morning of a rain-curtailed match and tried to open up the game in a bid to equal the series. He left Australia a target of 287 runs in 76 overs, and Ponting made 143 not out in only 159 balls to secure an eight-wicket win. It was the first time anyone had scored two centuries in their 100th Test and Ponting was named man of the match and man of the series. He had scored 515 runs at 103.00.

Born in Launceston, Tasmania on 19 December 1974, Ricky Ponting is the eldest of Graeme and Lorraine Ponting’s four children. Graeme was “a good club cricketer” and played Australian rules football, while Lorraine was a state vigoro champion. His uncle Greg Campbell played Test cricket for Australia in 1989 and 1990. Ponting’s parents first lived in Prospect 4.1 km (2.5 mi) south of city centre; however, they moved into the working-class area of Newnham, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of central Launceston.

In 2002, he married Rianna Jennifer Cantor. He is the father of Matisse and Emmy and Fletcher.

Ricky Ponting Net Worth

Ricky Ponting is one of the richest Cricket Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ricky Ponting 's net worth $95 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At the age of eleven, he was part of his first cricket team. In 1995, he made his Test and International debuts.

He was the first ever cricketer to win more than 100 Test matches. He was the all-time Test run and century leader for his country.

In the First Test in Brisbane, Ponting top-scored in Australia’s first innings with 196 runs, and he followed this up with 60 not out in the second as Australia took the initiative with a commanding win. In the Second Test in Adelaide, Ponting top-scored with 142, helping Australia to a total of 513 in response to England’s 6/551. Australia went on to win the match by six wickets after a last day English collapse, Ponting making 49 in the chase. At the conclusion of the match, Ponting’s batting average peaked at 59.99. The Third Test played at the WACA Ground saw another win to Australia by 206 runs to reclaim the Ashes; Ponting made 2 and 75. The 15 months they had been in English hands was the shortest period either nation had held the urn. Further wins in Melbourne and Sydney, made Ponting’s team the second team (after Warwick Armstrong’s Australian team in 1920–21) to win an Ashes series 5–0, and that against what had been thought to be a formidable team, the second strongest cricketing team in the world. Ponting was awarded Man of the Series for the 2006–07 Ashes series after scoring 576 runs at an average of 82.29 including 2 centuries and 2 half centuries. For his performances in 2006, he was named in the World Test XI by ICC.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ricky Ponting Dating?

According to our records, Ricky Ponting married to Rianna Jennifer Cantor. As of December 1, 2023, Ricky Ponting’s is not dating anyone.

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Playing five games for Tasmania for the 1992 Under–19 carnival in Perth, Ponting scored 350 runs, earning him selection in the 13-man national Under–19 development squad for the upcoming tour of South Africa—the first Australian cricket team to make an official tour to the country since Bill Lawry’s team in 1970.

Facts & Trivia

Ricky Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Ricky Ponting celebrates birthday on December 19 of every year.

A fourth team was introduced to the World Series Cup in 1994–95—Australia A—for the only time. Australian captain Mark Taylor was not a fan of this change as many fans supported Australia A rather than the national team. Despite the negative feedback it gave Ponting a chance on the international stage. Playing for Australia A, he scored 161 runs at 26.83 with one half- century.

Top Facts about Ricky Ponting

1. Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricketer.
2. He was born on December 19, 1974 in Tasmania, Australia.
3. Ponting played for the Australian national team from 1995-2012.
4. He captained the team from 2004-2011 and won three World Cups.
5. Ponting scored over 27,000 runs in international cricket.
6. He is one of only four players to score over 13,000 Test runs.
7. Ponting has the second-most Test centuries (41) after Sachin Tendulkar.
8. He was named ICC Player of the Year twice (2006 and 2007).
9. Ponting retired from international cricket in December 2012.
10. In retirement, he has worked as a commentator and coach

Who is better Ponting or Tendulkar?

In ODIs, Ponting beats Sachin by a whopping 165-23. In terms of percentage, Ponting won 76% of all his matches as compared to Sachin’s 35%. Ponting also led his team to victory in two World Cups while Sachin never ever got a chance to captain his side in a WC.

How Ricky Ponting is rich?

Net Worth:$95 Million
Gender:| Male
Height:| 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession:| Cricketer
Nationality:| Australia

Who is better Ponting or Lara?

Lara retired with 34 test hundreds while Punter has 37 hundreds and is still going strong. Both the batsman have got hundreds against all Test playing nations and have averages of more than 50. Lara is more than a thousand runs ahead of Ponting but it’s just a matter of time before Ponting overtakes the south paw.

Is Ricky Ponting the greatest captain ever?

Ponting was captain of the Australian national team during its “golden era”, between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and is the most successful captain in international cricket history , with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%.

Who is better Dravid or Ponting?

In Tests, Dravid scored 13,288 runs while Ponting hit 13,378 runs. In one-day internationals, though, Ponting was ahead of Dravid’s mark of 10,889 with 13,704 against his name. Here’s a look at five occasions when their teams met, mostly in the new millennium, where the two men played key roles for their teams.