Former and present Australian cricketers laud Ponting on his retirement ? Cricket News Update
After the legendary Australian batsman Ricky Ponting announced his retirement, many former and present Australian players took to the social network, Twitter, with messages and good wishes for the veteran.
Ponting, being dropped from the ODI side, was a regular in the Australian Test squad. After his unsuccessful attempt to keep going in the longest format, especially in light of his poor display against South Africa during the first two Tests at Brisbane and Adelaide, Ponting declared the Perth Test to be his last.
Applauding Punter's career as a batsman, the former legendary fast bowler Glenn McGrath wrote, ?Well done Punter on an incredible career. It would be great to see you finish with a ton. It was an honour to play alongside of you.?
Ponting's retirement call came as a surprise to Michael Clarke after Punter was giving so much to the Australian side, not only as a batsman but as a former captain and an ideal mentor for other teammates.
Former Australian batsman, Matthew Hayden, also congratulated punter on his fantastic career and felt his departure from the Australian team will leave a massive hole in the side.
Darren Lehmann while sharing his well wishes for the player, wrote, ?Congrats to Ricky Ponting on a amazing career! Now a hundred to finish! Go punter! Go Aussies!?
Ian Healy, the ecstatic wicketkeeper of his time also paid his tribute to Ponting upon his retirement. ?Congratulation to Ricky Ponting, one of Australia's all time great sportsman, Cricketers and Guy. Hero to us all,? tweeted Healy. ??
Playing his 168th Test at Perth, Punter will certainly be missed by all former and present players after he gave so much to Australian cricket, as indicated by David Warner?s tweet, ?Well done to Ricky and his family, has been an outstanding career and will be missed by everyone!?
The final Test at Perth is an all important game for the Australians. It will not only decide the winner for the series, but a victory here would put Australia on the top of the ICC Test rankings. The farewell Test for Ponting is likely to be filled with emotions. However, Clarke thinks it will give them more inspiration to win the game and pay their respects to Punter.
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