- Joined
- 6 May 2012
- Messages
- 5,064
- Solutions
- 7
- Reaction score
- 8,936
Career Timeline of one of the most successful cricketer
November 1992: Ricky Ponting makes his first-class debut for Tasmania at the age of 17. He is the youngest player to represent Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield.
February 15, 1995: Makes ODI debut at the age of 20 against South Africa in Wellington.
December 10, 1995: Makes Test debut against Sri Lanka at the WACA
July 24, 1997: Scores his maiden century.
February 2002: Succeeds Steve Waugh as Australia's ODI captain.
March 2003: Leads Australia's successful World Cup campaign in South Africa
December 2003: Joins Bradman as the second player to score three double-centuries in a calendar year.
March 2004: Takes over the Test captaincy as well after Steve Waugh retires.
January 2-6, 2006: Ponting scores hundreds in each innings of his 100th Test.
November 2006: Leads Australia to Champions Trophy glory in India.
April 2007: Leads Australia to a hat-trick of World Cup wins, his second as captain.
May 2008: Scores 35th Test century, against West Indies in Jamaica, to pass Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara's tallies. Only Sachin Tendulkar is ahead of him.
July 2009: Passes Allan Border's tally of 11,174 during the Edgbaston Test to become Australia's highest run-scorer.
September 2009: Successfully defends the Champions Trophy in SA.
March 29, 2011: Amid increasing pressure, Ponting steps down as Australia's Test and ODI captain.
September 2, 2011: Australia's 125-run victory in Galle was Ponting's 100th Test win. He was the first cricketer to achieve that staggering landmark.
February 21, 2012: Bids farewell to ODIs.
November 29, 2012: Ponting retires from international cricket.
