Who'sbest number 3 batsman to have played the game? true Don Bradman batted at the
same position too, but he didn't display his skills against TV replays and
other footages available today to help device your dismissal.
And
neither Sir Don played one day cricket..
Thegreatest one day batsman at position one down is Ricky Ponting. undisputed
champion batsmen has so far scored 28 century in his 323 one day career as of
today = 2 October 2009.. 27 of those hundreds have come at no.3.
164
= Highest ODI Score :- for Ricky Ponting. he made it against South Africans at
their permier ground ~ Johannesburg. sadly, his team lost it. Australians
scored 434 in that match, first time above 400 score in ODIs, yet South Africa
toppled it with 438 marathan chase. more of that 438 ODI.
Needless
to say, Ricky doesn't remember too much of his best one day international
innings. The one Ricky will remember, is his 140 not out against Indians, at
the same Johannesburg venue but on a bigger occasion = World Cup 2003 final.
Ricky hit 8 sixes and only 4 fours that day.. Propelling Australia to 364.
After that, victory was just a formality.
RickyPonting is second to Sachin Tendulkar in record for most century in ODI &tests, but recent Ashes loss and successive T20 world cup faliures has put
termendos pressure of this right handed batsman. It will be interesting to see
how far Ricky goes, and will he ever touch Indian run machine?
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