SPORT PONTING 2 LST

"When I played my hundredth Test, I said that the one
thing that I'm most proud of has been the longevity of my
career and the fact that I've been able to play at a pretty
high level for a long period of time," Ponting said.

"I have played in an era where there's been a lot of
great players. Some of the leading run-scorers of all time
have played in my time and a lot of the leading wicket-takers
of all time have played in my time as well.
"When you stack that up - to be recognised as the
leading player in the decade against some of those other guys
makes it a little bit more special," he added.
Praising Ponting, former England captain and now a
commentator Tony Greig felt that the rate at which the
Australia captain had scored his huge amount of runs made him
a big draw card.
"Ricky Ponting has been the stand out batsman of the
decade. His mountain of runs combined with the speed at which
he has scored them in both formats of the game also makes him
one of the most pleasing batsmen to watch."
Former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja said that
Ponting's aggression with the bat has also rubbed on his
leadership qualities.
"Ricky Ponting takes the attack to the Opposition and
bosses the game from the word go and then carries this
aggressive mindset to the field as a captain. His cricket
philosophy is attack and win, which makes Australia still the
team to beat," Raja said.
India's Rahul Dravid got two points and was placed ninth
above West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1). PTI SSR
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