Ricky Ponting announces retirement

Ricky Ponting announces retirement

PERTH, Sydney, Nov 29, 2012  Former Sydney leader Ough Ponting Friday known as time on his Check profession, stating this week's conflict against Southern African-american in Perth will be his last.

"A few time ago I let the group know that this upcoming Check will be my last," he said at a hastily-called media meeting, including that he will keep perform for Tasmania in the household competitors this season.

Ponting, who changes 38 next 1 month, has unsuccessful in three innings against the Proteas during allures Queensland and Adelaide and stress has been developing on the 167-Test expert before Friday's sequence decider in Perth.

He will equivalent Bob Waugh's level of 168 Assessments later on go with -- the most in the record of Sydney cricket.

The Tasmanian, who has 13,336 Check operates to his name, such as 41 hundreds of years with only Native indian tale Sachin Tendulkar reviewing more, said it was a chance to contact it a day.

"Over the last few several weeks my stage of performance hasn't been good enough," he said.

"My interest and really like for the experience hasn't modified but at the end of the day (the decision) was depending on my outcomes.

"In this sequence so far they have not been up to the stage needed of batsmen and gamers in the Sydney group.

"I'm grateful I have got to be able to complete on my conditions."

Ponting has been having difficulties for type lately. He obtained a goose, four and 16 in three innings against the Proteas, leading to restored involves the aging former leader to provide up his place for a more younger heir.

Ponting informed Sydney tv previously this weeks time that he predicted to have a "conversation" with selectors about his enjoying profession in the long run.

An psychological Eileen Clarke, the present leader, said Ponting would be sorely skipped and his statement took him by shock.
"I didn't have a sensation it was arriving," he said of his buddy and tutor.   "Ricky talked to me after Adelaide and obviously created his choice over the last few times.
"The young children (team) are obviously harming right now. He's been an awesome gamer for years."
Clarke included that the statement would only flame up the part to win the third Check, where the number one position in Check cricket will be on the range. "It will only provide us with more motivation," said Clarke as he conducted back crying.

CA Chair Wally Edwards said Ponting’s pension choice and statement was common of the way he had contacted his cricket since becoming a first-class gamer in his teenagers and a Check gamer at 20. “Ricky is always uncompromisingly uncomplicated and brings from the top part – he has determined that he considers is best for him, his close relatives and his group.”