Trichromatic Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 From March 8, 2002 to November 26, 2006, Ponting played 52 tests and averaged 74.52 in those matches. This is 2nd highest average in 52 consecutive matches. Now after that amazing time, Ponting today completed next set of 52 matches and averages 40.08 in these matches. Ponting from Dec 26, 2006 to Dec 12, 2011 Matches : 52 Inn : 93 Runs : 3608 Avg : 40.08 100 : 7 50 : 23 Very steep fall for Punter.
Sachin=GOD Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Ponting had an incredible run of 4-5 years in which he made runs at will and was among the very best in the world. But if you look at his career apart from these 4-5 years then he has had a low average - in his first 54 Test he averaged 43 and in his last 52 Test he has averaged 38 and has made a total of 16 centuries in these 106 Tests. If he does not bat well in the India series then its definitely going to be :bye:
Old guy Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 would love to see stat like this of kallis after his initial under performance years he has really been super consistent
master22 Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Ponting and dravid have had very similar careers,they both seem to score runs at same time and fail at same time.
Old guy Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 Ponting and dravid have had very similar careers' date='they both seem to score runs at same time and fail at same time.[/quote'] but dravid is improving now.. and ponting still sliding down and dravid never really had such big lean period!
Ram Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 At his best, Punter was quite simply, the BEST in the world. Batsmen generally have a season or 2 of incredible performances (eg; Mohammed Yousuf, Amla etc). But his run run lasted nearly half a decade. They should have dropped him after the Ashes fiaso last summer. You cannot have someone in your team who does just enough to keep his place, especially when the rest of the team is not at its peak. Invariably, such players, especially batsmen, fail to deliver when the moment’s most crucial. India could afford to carry an off-color Rahul Dravid for an extended period of time in the team because the batting was peaking at the time. But Ponting has been struggling for runs at the same Australian performances in general, have gone progressively worse.
putrevus Posted December 12, 2011 Posted December 12, 2011 I supect that sudden burst for runs for Ponting had something to do with his graphite layered bat, this bat was banned by ICC later if I am not wrong in 2006. I am not 100 % sure if he used this bat in world cup final but I never saw a small man generate so much power, and also during his twin double hundreds against Indians in Melbourne and Adelaide which are no small grounds. The ball was just racing away to boundaries even of spinners by mere pushes from this guy. This guy averaged @ 45 with 10 hundreds for 55 tests from debut to 2002, and again during last 51 tests he has avg @38 with 6 hundreds.These are not small sample sizes But from 2002 to 2006 I am certain with that Graphite bat he became second Bradman and scored 19 hundreds @ 76.
pensionplan Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I supect that sudden burst for runs for Ponting had something to do with his graphite layered bat, this bat was banned by ICC later if I am not wrong in 2006. I am not 100 % sure if he used this bat in world cup final but I never saw a small man generate so much power, and also during his twin double hundreds against Indians in Melbourne and Adelaide which are no small grounds. The ball was just racing away to boundaries even of spinners by mere pushes from this guy. This guy averaged @ 45 with 10 hundreds for 55 tests from debut to 2002, and again during last 51 tests he has avg @38 with 6 hundreds.These are not small small sizes But from 2002 to 2006 I am certain with that Graphite bat he became second Bradman and scored 19 hundreds @ 76.How big are you?
Trichromatic Posted December 13, 2011 Author Posted December 13, 2011 Legend played for country only.:hatsoff: :giggle:
deathmonger Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I supect that sudden burst for runs for Ponting had something to do with his graphite layered bat, this bat was banned by ICC later if I am not wrong in 2006. I am not 100 % sure if he used this bat in world cup final but I never saw a small man generate so much power, and also during his twin double hundreds against Indians in Melbourne and Adelaide which are no small grounds. The ball was just racing away to boundaries even of spinners by mere pushes from this guy. This guy averaged @ 45 with 10 hundreds for 55 tests from debut to 2002, and again during last 51 tests he has avg @38 with 6 hundreds.These are not small small sizes But from 2002 to 2006 I am certain with that Graphite bat he became second Bradman and scored 19 hundreds @ 76. :omg:
Jersey #10 Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 I supect that sudden burst for runs for Ponting had something to do with his graphite layered bat, this bat was banned by ICC later if I am not wrong in 2006. I am not 100 % sure if he used this bat in world cup final but I never saw a small man generate so much power, and also during his twin double hundreds against Indians in Melbourne and Adelaide which are no small grounds. The ball was just racing away to boundaries even of spinners by mere pushes from this guy. This guy averaged @ 45 with 10 hundreds for 55 tests from debut to 2002, and again during last 51 tests he has avg @38 with 6 hundreds.These are not small small sizes But from 2002 to 2006 I am certain with that Graphite bat he became second Bradman and scored 19 hundreds @ 76. Those were the rumors in India after he owned the Indians in 2003 wc final. I doubt there is any truth to it though. :giggle:
Jersey #10 Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 j8Bc7eRTdWY :haha: well, mark you'd know about that ...she's not happy with the last night's quickie :cantstop:
CG Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 At his best, Punter was quite simply, the BEST in the world. Batsmen generally have a season or 2 of incredible performances (eg; Mohammed Yousuf, Amla etc). But his run run lasted nearly half a decade. They should have dropped him after the Ashes fiaso last summer. You cannot have someone in your team who does just enough to keep his place, especially when the rest of the team is not at its peak. Invariably, such players, especially batsmen, fail to deliver when the momentÃÔ most crucial. India could afford to carry an off-color Rahul Dravid for an extended period of time in the team because the batting was peaking at the time. But Ponting has been struggling for runs at the same Australian performances in general, have gone progressively worse. Ponting has his best years in 2002-2005 when the bowling stocks world over were at alltime low,but bowling attacks have improved over last few years.
rkt.india Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 well' date=' mark you'd know about that ...she's not happy with the last night's quickie :cantstop:[/quote'] :hysterical:
BeautifulGame Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 Those were the rumors in India after he owned the Indians in 2003 wc final. I doubt there is any truth to it though. :giggle: Dont know whether Ponting used the graphite bat in WC final but they certainly werent made up stuff.He did use illegal bats during his peak which were later banned by ICC. http://www.smh.com.au/news/Sport/Pontings-graphite-bat-withdrawn/2006/02/17/1140064225949.html
deathmonger Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 They can take Ricky Ponting's bat away but it's unlikely to stop one of the most prolific streaks of run-scoring in history. The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) announced Thursday that Ponting's Kookaburra Kahuna bat with its distinctive woven carbon graphite backing does not comply with the laws of cricket. Ponting's manager Sam Halvorsen said changing his bat would not make the slightest difference to Ponting, who scored 1544 Test runs at an average of 67.13 in 2005 - the second highest calendar year tally in history - then opened 2006 with twin centuries in Sydney in his 100th Test. "If Kookaburra no longer can provide the bat that he's been using they'll have to provide him another one," Halvorsen said. "It won't have the graphite strip on the back - it'll have something else - but it will be the exact same bat and it will perform exactly the same as the bat he's been using. "The notion that the graphite enhances performance is just a complete furphy." Also banned are the Kookaburra "Beast" models used by his team mates Mike Hussey and Brett Lee. Damien Martyn and Justin Langer are the other Australian players contracted to Kookaburra, but their favoured models do not have the controversial backing. Langer said he did not believe the graphite backing affected performance and said Ponting and Hussey would be just as effective without it. "I think (they) could use a bit of plywood and still make runs," he said. The company is working to get new bats to the players before they fly out with the Australian team on Monday for a tour of South Africa. Kookaburra first submitted the Kahuna to the International Cricket Conference (ICC) in 2004. The ICC subsequently passed it on to the MCC, which is the keeper of the game's laws. The MCC believes the graphite layer gives a power advantage and has now declared both models illegal in international cricket, though they can still be used in domestic matches. At issue is whether the graphite cover is a superficial layer or an integral part of the blade. Kookaburra is adamant that it is the former, but the MCC has ruled that it breaches Law 6 of the Laws of Cricket, which states that the blade of the bat must be made solely of wood and may be covered with material up to 1.56mm thick "for protection, strengthening or repair". "Kookaburra is extremely disappointed by the MCC's opinion and strongly disagree(s) that our graphite-covered cricket bats do not comply," the company said in a statement. The last bat to be banned internationally was Dennis Lillee's aluminium model which he used in a Test against England in Perth. The laws of the game were subsequently amended to ensure bats were made of wood. It did. B->
carnish Posted December 13, 2011 Posted December 13, 2011 It did. B-> I guess you are obsessed with VEENA MALIK.... btw.. which IMRAN KHAN is this... the cricketeer or the actor in INDIA???
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