Ricky Ponting Guard of Honour wasn’t pre-planned: Cricket South Africa

By Bipin Dani

MUMBAI, India (TheSportsNEXT) December 5, 2012: The emotional farewell to Ricky Ponting in his last Test innings at Perth was not pre-planned, according to Cricket South Africa (CSA).

Ricky Ponting Farewell in Pictures

By Meg Anderson

PERTH, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: A tearful but upright Ricky Ponting, the legendary Australian batsman, left the WACA Ground in Perth on Monday for one final time as he put an end to a celebrated test career spanning over 17 years.

Ricky Ponting pulls stumps on 17 years long career

By Nadene Smith

SYDNEY, Australia (TheSportsNEXT) December 3, 2012: Former Australian captain and legendary batsman Ricky Ponting called it quits on Test career Monday when he was out for eight runs in Australia’s second innings against South Africa in the Perth Test.