Just imagine to be born with so much talent that you become one the greatest batsman and most successful captain in the history of the game of international cricket. These all things are tale until the man named Ricky Thomas Ponting born on 19 December 1974.
Ricky Ponting is the name known as the well regarded and successful cricketer not only in the history of Australia but the world cricket.
Debuted in ODI and Tests on 15 February and 8 December respectively in 1995. This right-handed batsman from Australia is the most successful captain in the world as well as third most century hitter in international cricket after the Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli.
Today we are going to know the records Ricky Ponting made in international cricket as the captain of Australian Cricket team.
He led the Australian team for 10 years from 2002 – 2012 and become the captain with most international runs as well as most ICC tournament wins as a captain (4).
Ricky Ponting Stats as Captain of Australia
| Format | Tenure | R | M | W | L | T | D | Win % | Result % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2004 – 2010 | 6542 | 77 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 62.33 | 75.00 |
| ODI | 2002 – 2012 | 8497 | 230 | 165 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 71.73 | 76.14 |
| T20I | 2005 – 2009 | 401 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41.71 | – |
Ricky Ponting led Australia in overall 324 matches as captain along the formats winning 220 out them with the win percentage of 67.91 % making him the most successful captain in the history.
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Ricky Ponting RECORDS
| Record / Achievement | Details |
|---|---|
| Most ICC Titles as Captain | 4 ICC Titles – 2003 World Cup, 2006 Champions Trophy, 2007 World Cup, 2009 Champions Trophy |
| Most Runs as Captain (International) | 15,440 runs in 376 innings at an average of 45.54; Highest score: 209 |
| Most Successful ODI Captain | 165 wins in 230 matches (Win % – 76.14) |
| Second Most Consecutive Test Matches as Captain | 73 Tests from 3 Nov 2004 to 26 Dec 2010 (after Allan Border’s 93) |
| Historic Ashes Win | 5–0 whitewash against England in Ashes under his captaincy |
| Undefeated in Two World Cups | Won 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups without losing a single match |
| Second Most Matches as Captain in Cricket History | 324 matches (Only behind MS Dhoni – 332 matches) |
| Most ODI Matches as Captain | 230 ODIs – most by any captain in ODI history |
Ricky Ponting have won the greatest number of ICC tournaments as a captain in cricket history for any team. He led the Australian team in most ICC tournament wins.
He won 4 ICC tournaments as captain –
- 2003 Cricket World Cup
- 2006 Champions Trophy
- 2007 Cricket World Cup
- 2009 Champions Trophy
- Ricky Ponting Scored the most runs as a captain in his international career. He scored total 15440 runs in 376 innings as captain with an average of 45.54. His best score as captain is 209.
- Ricky Ponting is the most successful ODI captain, he won 165 matches out of 230 with a win percentage of 76.14% which is best among all players who at least played 100 matches as captain.
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- Ricky Ponting is the captain to lead a team in 2nd most consecutive matches in Tests i.e., 73 from 3 Nov. 2004 to 26 Dec. 2010. He is the only captain to lead the team in this much matches a team consecutively after Allan Border (93 matches).
- A 5-0 Ashes series win. The Australian team whitewashed the England team in the series under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. One of the most competitive and excited test series in the world cricket is won by Australia by 5 – 0 against their cricketing rivals England under the captaincy of Captain Ricky Ponting.
- Undefeated as captain in cricket world cup 2003 and 2007. Under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting, Australian team won both 2003 and 2007 world cup undefeated in all their Group Stage and Super 6 and Super 8 matches respectively. They defeated India and Sri Lanka In 2003 and 2007 respectively.
- Ricky Ponting is the Captain to lead a team in 2nd most number of matches in the cricket history (324) after MS Dhoni (332).
- Ricky Ponting has the record of Most ODI matches as captain in the cricket history for any team (230).
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Records and achievements of the great cricketing legend Ricky Ponting as a player doesn’t finishes here but its end for his records as a captain of Australian cricket team in international cricket.
