While commentating during day Three of the match between Australia and West Indies at Perth, Ponting suffered a health scare following which he underwent medical examinations.
It has been a difficult couple of years for Australian cricket as far as heart health is concerned. This year, the game lost two of the biggest legends to wear Australian colours, Rod Marsh and Shane Warne in March
The batter was one of the biggest pillars of a highly-successful Australian set-up in Test cricket. Known as a highly elegant driver and cutter of the ball, this batter played along with legends like Adam Gilchrist, Michael Clarke, Matthew Hayden, former skipper Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne, B
By the time Sachin ended his career, he had scored 34,357 runs in 664 international appearances across 782 innings at an average of 48.52. He had struck 100 centuries (only batter to do so) and 164 fifties as well
With this, he has taken his record at Adelaide to 957 runs in 11 matches across 15 innings at an average of 73.61. He has scored five centuries and four fifties at the venue, with the best score of 141
Speaking after the match in a post-match conference, the 'Player of the Match' was emotional and could not find words to express his excitement and happiness. He said that he was really proud of his teammates.
When questioned about how Australia will carry out their strategies on the field against Sri Lanka at Perth Stadium on Tuesday, Ponting said the quick bowling artillery must make the most of the local circumstances.
Teague Wyllie said that Dravid valued his wicket more than anyone else, and he attempts to model his game on him, especially the importance of staying at the crease as long as possible.
He spoke about this during the latest episode of ICC Review on Monday. After Virat finally scored his much-anticipated 71st international ton, talks and questions about the star surpassing the all-time great Tendulkar in the tally of centuries have picked up once again
In the latest episode of ICC Review, he was asked to select the first five players that he would select in a World T20I team. However, his list does not feature any players from Australia