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Images: It’s curtains for Ponting’s ODI career

Feb 21, 2012  
      

Ricky Ponting, Australia’s most successful one-day cricketer, says his limited overs international career is over. The end for the second-most prolific batsman of all time in limited overs internationals was signalled when he was dropped from the Australia team on Monday after making 18 runs in five games in the ongoing Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka. Read more on http://bit.ly/xoUHqQ

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Former Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting speaks to media the morning after he was dropped from Australia's limited-overs squad for the ongoing tri-series against India and Sri Lanka. AP Photo

 

Ricky Ponting holds the trophy after his team's victory over Sri Lanka in the World Cup cricket final in Bridgetown in 2007. Reuters

 

Australian fieldsman Ricky Ponting (L) celebrates the dismissal of South African batsman Gary Kirsten in the one day international cricket final at the Sydney cricket ground in January 1998. Reuters

 

Ponting argues with umpire Shepherd duting the World Cup match against Sri Lanka in2003. Reuters

 

Australia's captain Ricky Ponting looks on as Sri Lanka moves to a strong position during a semi-final match between Australia and Sri Lanka in the ICC Champions trophy in Colombo in 2002. Reuters