Sydney: Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has announced to quit captaincy from test and ODI after his team defeat in the World Cup 2011 after 12 year.
He while addressing a press conference in Sydney said that he would continue playing cricket as a player. He said he has informed all senior players of the team regarding his decision.
Ponting said Australia’s exit in the quarter-finals of the World Cup last week prompted his decision to stand aside.
“The fact that we went out of the World Cup when we did was the main reason,” Ponting said, while denying he had been tapped on the shoulder by anyone at Cricket Australia.
“I’ve made it very clear to the selectors that I’m still available in both forms of the game,” he said.
“I think I’ve got a lot to offer as a player and a leader.
“I love the contest of bowler against batsman and I want to make sure that if possible I’m the one hitting the winning runs at the end of each game.
“I’m reasonably confident that I’ll be picked for the touring team to Bangladesh.”
Ponting has spent the vast majority of his career batting at No.3 and believes it remains his best position in the order.
“I still believe it is but we’ll wait and see what the next captain has got to say about that,” he said.
Ponting said he could work with whoever takes over the captaincy.
“Now that I’ve decided to make this change in my career I’ll be sitting in the corner … but I’m around for advice if needed.
“Coming into first class cricket as a 17-year-old I’m pretty used to taking orders.”
Ponting said he had spoken to Clarke about his decision.
“I think Michael was quite surprised. I had a really good chat to him. He’s probably reasonably excited at the fact that I’m doing what I’m doing today.”
While at-times his abrasive nature has polarised opinions, Ponting is confident of how he will be remembered in the sport.
“I know within myself, my teammates know and everyone at Cricket Australia knows what I’ve been able to achieve in the game and that’s something I’m very proud of,” he said.
Ponting lost three of four Ashes series as skipper – including two in England – and said he would love to have one more crack at winning the famous urn back in 2013.
Ponting captained Australia in 77 Test matches for 48 wins – the most of any Test skipper – 16 losses and 13 draws. His 227 one-day matches in charge returned 163 wins, 50 losses and two World Cups.
Ponting confessed his defeat in the world cup and said he was leaving captaincy after deep thinking. He said he wanted to leave an example for others through the decision.
Ricky Ponting has been made captain of Australia when Australia won the 1999 World Cup in the captaincy of Steve Waugh and after winning the competition Waugh resigned from cricket.
Australian have won two world cups in the captaincy of Ricky Ponting in 2003 and 2007. Ponting wanted to make a history of world cups hat trick by winning third world cup that is in last stages.
Ponting was supposed one of the best cricket captain in the world.
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