2 Quotes & Sayings By Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is a former Australian cricketer and captain of the Australian national cricket team. During his international career, he scored 15,832 runs at the average of 49.22 and made 11 centuries. He also took part in more than 200 Test matches for Australia, captaining his country in their record-breaking 2003 series victory over England. In 2006, he was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for being "an outstanding contributor to Australia's standing as a leading sporting nation"
In December 2012, Ponting announced that he would retire from international cricket after the 2013 Cricket World Cup. In April 2015, Ponting announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect, stating that the demands of the modern game had taken a toll on his body and had resulted in him struggling to maintain a high level of fitness.