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Ricky Ponting retirement from Test cricket

Ricky Pointing considers himself lucky to have played for Australia

Ricky Pointing feels lucky to have had a great cricketing career.

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Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell signifies importance of ending on a high by announcing retirement in advance

Sachin Tendulkar scripted his retirement like no one else and left the game amidst huge applause and love from the fans. Abhijit Banare explains how perfect it can get for cricketers to announce their retirement in advance.

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Ricky Ponting reveals his anger after being dropped from ODI team in his new book

Ricky Ponting talked about the days leading upto his retirement in his new book At the Close of Play. He retired at the WACA, Perth in 2012 at the venue where he made his debut in 1995.

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Ricky Ponting rules out Ashes return, back-tracks on earlier comments

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has back-tracked on his own suggestion he'd return to Test cricket as an emergency Ashes call-up by ruling himself out of the upcoming series against England.

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Ricky Ponting has no regrets about retiring from cricket

Former Australia skipper and the second-highest run-scorer in Test cricket, Ricky Ponting, said that the week surrounding his retirement during the third and final Test against South Africa at Perth last month was "tough" and "emotional", but he has no regrets about it.

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Ricky Ponting to receive tribute from Cricket Tasmania

Newly-retired Test great Ricky Ponting will receive a tribute during next week's opening Test match against Sri Lanka in Hobart, Cricket Tasmania said on Thursday.

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Exit Ponting the cricketer, enter Ponting the commentator?

Monday, December 4, 2012 marked the end of an era when Ricky Ponting walked out for the last time in an international match at the fall of Shane Watson’s wicket – a reality not lost on the Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) crowd as they rose in unison to applaud him.

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Ricky Ponting names Brian Lara as most feared opponent

Newly retired Ricky Ponting says while India’s Sachin Tendulkar was the best batsman he played against, West Indian Brian Lara was the opponent he feared most.

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Australian media lambasts team for ‘monumental failure’ against South Africa in Perth Test

Australian media blasted the national team's "monumental failure" in the third Test against South Africa while lamenting the end of former skipper Ricky Ponting's illustrious career.

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Ricky Ponting – the end of one of the greatest careers

Ricky Ponting ranks among one of the greatest batsmen to have played the game. Love him or hate him, no one could deny the greatness at work when he took charge at the wicket. Arunabha Sengupta looks back at the 17-year career of the most uncompromising batsman of the modern era.

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