Australia has been led by many great cricketing legends like Allan border, Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh and now Ricky Ponting. The Australians have this unique habit of identifying leaders at grass root level and grooming them for the greater vigor of international cricket. Now Ricky ponting has become the world’s most successful test captain with 42 test wins under his belt. He achieved this feat with the victory against Pakistan in which Pakistan got thumped by Australia by 171 runs. The match saw Australian off spinner Nathan Hauritz taking 5 wickets for the first time in his career. The great success of the success of Australian teams can be attributed to their captains and the system that produced them. Ricky Ponting has faced ups and downs as a captain. He had to deal with the retirement of Australian greats like Shane Warne and Glen McGrath. Still becoming the world’s most successful test captain under the given circumstances should be applauded. He has 42 test wins. He has led Austalia in 65 test matches. He has a winning percentage of 64.61%. Ricky ponting has also been involved in the team building process of the Australian side after the retirement of some of Australia’s iconic players. He has led Australia to consecutive world cup triumphs. Surely he will be remembered as one of the greatest captains of all time.
Ricky Ponting – Punter
Feb7
