Ricky Ponting Australia player

(Ricky Thomas Ponting), He was born as (19 december 1974)/The ricky ponting nicknamed is Punte.He is an Australian former cricketer who was captain of the Australia national cricket team preposition  its 'golden era'; between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. Ponting holds the incredible record of being the only cricketer in the history of Test cricket to be a part of 100 Test match wins.He has scored the most runs between the interval of his Debut in 1996 and retirement in 2012.Thus,fittingly named( "Cricketer of the decade 2000".) He led Australia to victory at the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups and was also a member of the 1999 World Cup winning team under Steve Waugh.

PROFILE RICKY PONTING

Personal information

Full name  : Ricky Thomas Ponting

Born    : 19 December 1974

Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Nickname  : (Punter)

Height  : (5 ft 10 in)178 cm 

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right arm medium

Role Batsman

Relations Greg Campbell

He represented the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket, the Hobart Hurricanes in Australia's domestic T20 competition the Big Bash League, and played in the Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.

 Ricky Ponting made his first-class debut for Tasmania in( November 1992), when just 17 years and 337 days old, becoming the youngest Tasmanian to play in a Sheffield Shield match. However, he had to wait until 1995 before making his One Day International (ODI) debut, during a quadrangular tournament in New Zealand in a match against South Africa