'My Baby': Ricky Ponting Shares Pictures Of His Favourite Bat

In his illustrious career, Ponting scored 27, 483 runs across formats for Australia. The veteran played 168 Tests, 375 ODIs and 17 T20Is for his national squad.

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Former Aussie legendary batsman Ricky Ponting, who is rated as one of the best batsmen of all time, got a bit nostalgic as he took to Twitter to post a picture of his 'favourite bat'; he played with for the most time in his remarkable career. "Five international hundreds with this baby, four of them against South Africa. The 120 and 143* were made in my 100th Test at the SCG. "And the 164 was made in the famous 434 v 438 ODI at the Wanderers. Used it for as long as I could and as you can see it's pretty worn out," Ponting said in a tweet.

Five international hundreds with this baby, four of them against South Africa. The 120 and 143* were made in my 100th Test at the SCG. And the 164 was made in the famous 434 v 438 ODI at the Wanderers. Used it for as long as I could and as you can see it's pretty worn out. pic.twitter.com/Mn4PX4TTqj

— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) May 19, 2020

In his illustrious career, Ponting scored 27, 483 runs across formats for Australia. The veteran played 168 Tests, 375 ODIs and 17 T20Is for his national squad. The 45-year-old is currently the head coach of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals. Recently, team India senior speedster Ishant Sharma, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the cash-rich IPL, praised Ponting and picked him as 'the best coach ever'. "He's the best coach I've ever met. I was very nervous when I was returning to the IPL last season. I was almost feeling like a debutant walking into the camp the first day but he gave me a lot of confidence since the first day I arrived at the Delhi Capitals camp." Ishant Sharma went on to add and said, "You're a senior player and you should help the youngsters. Don't worry about anything you're my first choice".