'He's a more mature player now' - Ricky Ponting heaps praises on Shreyas Iyer's evolution as leader
Ricky Ponting heaps huge praise for Shreyas Iyer's captaincy
01 May 2025
2 MinRicky Ponting
Australia
Current Series
Full Name
Ricky Ponting
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Ricky Ponting
Role
Batter
Birth Date
19 Dec 1974 (50y 135d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 168 | 287 | 29 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 22782 | 58.72 | 41 | 62 |
| odi | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 | 17046 | 80.39 | 30 | 82 |
| t20i | 17 | 16 | 2 | 401 | 98 | 28.64 | 302 | 132.78 | -- | 2 |
| t20 | 48 | 43 | 3 | 909 | 98 | 22.72 | 819 | 110.98 | -- | 5 |
| fc | 289 | 494 | 62 | 24150 | 257 | 55.90 | -- | -- | 82 | 106 |
| list a | 456 | 445 | 53 | 16363 | 164 | 41.74 | -- | -- | 34 | 99 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 168 | 36 | 97.50 | 276 | 5 | 1/0 | 55.20 | 2.82 | 117.4 | -- | -- |
| odi | 375 | 5 | 25.00 | 104 | 3 | 1/12 | 34.66 | 4.16 | 50.0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 17 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| t20 | 48 | 2 | 2.00 | 23 | 1 | 1/11 | 23.00 | 11.50 | 12.0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 289 | -- | 251.00 | 813 | 14 | 2/10 | 58.07 | 3.23 | 107.5 | -- | -- |
| list a | 456 | -- | 58.10 | 269 | 8 | 3/34 | 33.62 | 4.62 | 43.6 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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