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Ricky Ponting retirement

Ricky Ponting retires from international cricket

Following two tough outings, Ponting announced that the third Test at Perth was to be his last.

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Ricky Ponting: I probably played two years longer than I should have

Ricky Ponting retired from international cricket in 2012.

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Sachin Tendulkar to Jacques Kallis: Retired life isn’t so bad

Sachin Tendulkar paid tribute to just-retired Jacques Kallis.

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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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Sachin Tendulkar retirement: It will be tragic if authorities buckle under pressure and force the maestro to quit

With voices clamouring for Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, we continue to hear that he will perhaps be coaxed into hanging up his boots. Along with it the perennially volatile, headline parroting populace continue their chants, asking him to emulate Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid and call it a day as those two masters had done. Arunabha Sengupta checks the numbers — those perennial dampeners of such good stories — and argues why the master should still be allowed to retire on his own terms.

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Ricky Ponting to retire from all forms of cricket in October 2013

Former Australian captain and one of the greatest batsmen of modern age, Ricky Ponting, will retire from all forms of cricket in October, and the Champions League Twenty20 tournament with Mumbai Indians will be his last competitive outing.

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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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Ed Cowan excited about Australia’s new team

Australia opening batsman Ed Cowan on Tuesday said while the absence of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey will be felt, he is excited about how things will pan out in the coming few months for the national side.

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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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Viv Richards hails Ricky Ponting’s “no fear” attitude

Hailing Ricky Ponting's "no-fear" attitude, West Indies great Viv Richards said the recently-retired former Australian skipper is up there with the world's very best.

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