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Ricky Ponting's ODI timeline |
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By: PA Sport |
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Date:
2012-02-22 |
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Place: Mumbai |
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* 1974: Born December 19 in Launceston, Tasmania.
* 1986: At the age of 12 he signs a bat contract with Kookaburra.
* 1992: Scores 56 against South Australia in his first-class debut for Tasmania, aged 17.
* 1995: Makes one-day international debut for Australia against South Africa aged 20, but is bowled by Eric Simons for one.
Ponting bats during the 1996 WC final against Sri Lanka at Lahore
* 1996: January -- Makes his first ODI century with 123 against Sri Lanka.
March -- At 21, becomes youngest batsman to score a World Cup century with 102 against the West Indies.
* 1999: A fight outside a pub in Kings Cross, New South Wales earns him a suspension, but later in the year a century against the West Indies sees him cement his place.
Ponting and Darren Lehmann celebrate the 1999 World Cup win
* 2002: When Steve Waugh is dropped, Ponting vaults over vice-captain Adam Gilchrist to become Australia's ODI captain. He leads the side to victory in his first match in charge against South Africa in Johannesburg.
* 2003: Leads the team undefeated through the 2003 World Cup for their third title, and makes an unbeaten 140 in the final.
* 2006: March -- Scores 164 from only 105 balls in the fifth ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg, but sees the Proteas make 438 for nine in reply to Australia's 434 for four.
* 2007: April -- In a World Cup match against South Africa in St Kitts, Ponting passes the 10,000-run mark in ODIs, the first Australian to reach the mark and seventh man in the world. Australia win the World Cup undefeated.
Ponting celebrates winning the 2007 World Cup at Barbados
* 2009: September -- Retires from Twenty20 internationals.
October -- Australia win the ICC Champions Trophy with Ponting the tournament's leading run-scorer. He becomes the third man to pass 12,000 ODI runs.
* 2010: January -- Named by an elite panel as the world player of the decade.
* 2011: February/March -- After missing a 6-1 one-day series win over England through injury, Ponting returns to lead Australia in the World Cup but his century is not enough to stop them losing to India in the quarter-finals.
March 29 -- Resigns as captain of Australia but says he wants to play on for the team.
* 2012: February 17 -- Captains the one-day side against Sri Lanka in the absence of Michael Clarke.
Ponting during his final ODI against India at Brisbane last Sunday
February 20 -- Dropped from the one-day side for the matches against Sri Lanka and India.
February 21 -- Announces his retirement from one-day internationals, but vows to play on in Test cricket. |
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