Ponting - Choker?

[kabira]

He chokes in the final. Does not matter if he teams win or not. He said he loves to take team home and he failed today. Ponting= Choker :dance::dance:

[triam]

absolutely

[Gambit]

Here is a dossier of the MAN's performances in crucial games/finals - 1996 QF - 31 chasing 287 (M Waugh won this) 1996 World Cup Semi-final - 0 (Bevan and Law won this) 1996 World Cup Final - Painful 45(73) (Lost) 1998 Champions Trophy QF - 41 chasing 308 (Lost, failed to take his team home) 1999 Super Six(where every game was a must win for Australia) Game 1 - 23 v India Game 3 - 69 v RSA (SRW won this. Ponting failed to take his team to 273..isn't that SRT is criticised for, for not staying till the end) 1999 World Cup Semi-Final - 37 2000 Champions Trophy QF - 46 chasing 266 (Lost, failed to take his team home) 2002 Champions Trophy SF - 3(22) (Lost) 2003 World Cup Semi-Final - 2 2004 Champions Trophy SF - 29 (Lost) 2006 Champions Trophy Final - 0 2009 Champions Trophy Final - 1

[kabira]

lets not go that far Gambit. He failed in 2 of the 3 must win games in CT. Big match player is big choker

[CSK Fan]

If this was Sachin, we wouldnt have heard the end of it

[Online]

awesome post Gambit!

[bear23]

Choker

[King Tendulkar]

Ponting you choker. Flops chasing a patheticaly small total. He let his team down and his country down. Lets be frank chasing such a pathetic total Tendulkar would have chased them down batting with a tooth pick!

[King Tendulkar]

Here is a dossier of the MAN's performances in crucial games/finals - 1996 QF - 31 chasing 287 (M Waugh won this) 1996 World Cup Semi-final - 0 (Bevan and Law won this) 1996 World Cup Final - Painful 45(73) (Lost) 1998 Champions Trophy QF - 41 chasing 308 (Lost, failed to take his team home) 1999 Super Six(where every game was a must win for Australia) Game 1 - 23 v India Game 3 - 69 v RSA (SRW won this. Ponting failed to take his team to 273..isn't that SRT is criticised for, for not staying till the end) 1999 World Cup Semi-Final - 37 2000 Champions Trophy QF - 46 chasing 266 (Lost, failed to take his team home) 2002 Champions Trophy SF - 3(22) (Lost) 2003 World Cup Semi-Final - 2 2004 Champions Trophy SF - 29 (Lost) 2006 Champions Trophy Final - 0 2009 Champions Trophy Final - 1

Ouch.

[CSK Fan]

Or Aus may still win and then people will come out with , "Ponting has won X no of CT, Sachin hasnt"

[goose]

Come now, he's top scorer of the tournament!

[champ]

when the going gets tough, ponting does not get going .. against eng when it was not tough, he gets going .. :hehe:

[kabira]

Come now' date=' he's top scorer of the tournament![/quote'] but he choked in final and for some thats what matters

[SachDan]

Come now' date=' he's top scorer of the tournament![/quote'] So was Sachin by a long way in 2003 WC. But the criticism he faced for the failure in the final gave the impression that he didn't score a single run prior to the final!

[Jabu]

:punter:

[CSK Fan]

Also proves that Ponting can score in Finals only when batting first. He CHOKES while chasing in finals!!

[Gambit]

Also proves that Ponting can score in Finals only when batting first. He CHOKES while chasing in finals!!

Hmm. Ponting v top 8 in finals of multi-team tourneys while chasing - Avg 34 from from 17 games with 0 tons :punter: Sachin v top 8 in finals of multi-team tourneys while chasing - Avg 45 from 22 games with 2 tons B-)

[zubinpepsi]

haha love how the pakis hype him to be the best of all time....

[SachDan]

haha love how the pakis hype him to be the best of all time....

:omg: So many kids out there!

[Sooda]

He Only Ever Chokes When Eating Pretzels