Glenn Mcgrath
"Well done Punter on an incredible career. It would be great to see you finish with a ton. It was an honour to play alongside you."
Matthew Hayden
"Punter, congratulations on a fantastic career. Your departure will be a massive hole in the Australian cricket team."
Micheal Vaughan
"The best batsman I had the privilege to play against was Ricky Ponting. Australian cricket will not be the same without him. Punter played better against me than Sachin Tendulkar did. Both are incredible players, but if I had to pick one it would be Ricky."
Matt Prior
"Congrats to Ricky Ponting on an amazing career. One of, if not the, best batsmen I've ever played against and a fierce opponent!"
Graeme Smith
"I've played a lot against Ricky and he's the most competitive man I've ever played against. I think the way he played the game, the intensity with which he played the game, is a credit to him."
Bangwa:
"Big respect and congratulations to Ricky Ponting, a superb career. A great in the game. Truly influential and entertaining."
Brett Lee:
"Congrats Punter on a fantastic career, enjoyed playing along side you! Go out with a bang mate!"
Rahane:
"A legend announced retirement .Ricky Ponting the cricket world will miss you on the field."
Aakash:
"One of the finest batsmen the
world has ever seen has announced his retirement. Test match at Perth
will be Punter's last. End of an era!!!"
Aaron Finch:
"Congratulations Ricky Ponting on an amazing career! One at the all time great players!"
Manjarekar:
"Ricky Ponting - a great driver
& a great puller ! Thats one thing that really stood out for me.
Enriched the game by his feats."
Kevin Pietersen:
"Ricky Ponting RETIRES.... ONE OF
THE GREATS! I always got excited playing AUS, so I could watch him bat
up close. Well done Punter!"
With Ricky's retirement a lot of people are drawing parallels with Sachin Tendulkar, his form may not be good but he knows when to retire. even in their prime age many cricketers have a long patch of dull form, that doesn't mean they all should retire.
ReplyDeleteYou are right! But I feel instead asking sachin to retire, he should be dropped from d team due to his poor performance over a long period...
ReplyDeleteIf he wants to comeback, let him prove in domestic circuit like how yuvaraj or other players did... Partiality is shown in sachins's case..he is blocking an entry for an youngster...