Ricky Ponting has faced many great fast bowlers in his cricketing career but one that made him work extra hard and someone who has got him out numerous times is the great Ishant Sharma. Ishant Sharma vs Ricky Ponting was a contest that the fans of both India and Australia used to look forward to. It all started in 2008 and it continued for 4 years till 2012. Ishant Sharma matured from a young fast bowler to someone who used his variations.
Ricky Ponting
The greatest Australian batter of all time is Ricky Ponting. In both Test and ODI Cricket he is one of the greatest ever. Ricky Ponting is also one of the best captains ever. He has won 2 ICC Cricket World Cup trophies as a captain. He has played 168 Test Matches for Australia In which he has scored 13378 runs. He has an average of 51.85 and he has made 41 Test Hundreds. He has also made 6 double hundreds. In ODI Cricket he has played 375 ODIs for Australia. He has made 13704 Runs at an average of 42.05. He has hit 30 ODI Hundreds. He made a total of 27000+ international runs which is one of the most in history. Take a look here at Best innings of Ricky Ponting
Ishant Sharma
One of the greatest fast bowlers that India has seen in Test Cricket has to be Ishant Sharma. The longevity he has shown and the wickets he has taken all contribute to the fact that he is a legend. He played 105 Test Matches for India. He took 311 Wickets in Test Cricket at an average of 32.41. He took 11 Five Wicket Hauls and 1 time he has taken 10 wickets in a Test Match. He also played 80 ODIs for India in which he got 115 wickets. He had an average of 30.98. In his international career Ishant Sharma took 426 international Wickets for India. Here you can find Best bowling performances of Ishant Sharma in Test Cricket
Head to Head
Ishant Sharma has bowled 469 balls in Test Cricket in which Ricky Ponting has scored 251 runs. Ishant Sharma has gotten him out 7 times. In ODI Cricket Ricky Ponting has scored 94 runs out of 89 balls bowled by Ishant Sharma.
Memorable Encounters
In the 2008 Perth Test Match, Ishant Sharma was 19 years old. He was bowling to Ricky Ponting and this young fast bowler bowled one of the best spells. He troubled Ricky Ponting a lot and eventually got him out at the score of 45.
Ishant Sharma got Ricky Ponting out for 9 runs in the 2008 ODI Series. He got Ricky Ponting out 5 times in 2008.
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