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Ricky Ponting

1974 - Today

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Ricky Thomas Ponting (born 19 December 1974) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former player. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches with a winning rate of 67.91%. He has made the third highest number of centuries in international cricket, behind Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricky Ponting has received more than 4,557,982 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ricky Ponting is the 43rd most popular cricketer (down from 33rd in 2019), the 753rd most popular biography from Australia (down from 692nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Australian Cricketer.

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  • 30.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Ricky Ponting ranks 43 out of 136. Before him are Bill Brown, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mohammed Shami, Phillip Hughes, Shakib Al Hasan, and Tony Greig. After him are Steve Waugh, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Shikhar Dhawan, VVS Laxman, Glenn Maxwell, and K. L. Rahul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Ricky Ponting ranks 922. Before him are Hirohito Nakamura, Satoru Asari, Matthew Reilly, Manuela Lutze, Paul Epworth, and Takahiro Sasaki. After him are Oleksandr Petriv, Khatuna Narimanidze, Sandro André da Silva, David Mitchell, Benedict Akwuegbu, and Natalie Maines.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Ricky Ponting ranks 753 out of 1,143. Before him are Michelle Ford (1962), Eliza Scanlen (1999), Ryan Bayley (1982), Matthew Reilly (1974), Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu (1971), and Emma Hewitt (1988). After him are Cameron Meyer (1988), Penelope Mitchell (1991), Breanna Yde (2003), Thanasi Kokkinakis (1996), Rachel McQuillan (1971), and Libby Trickett (1985).

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Among CRICKETERS In Australia

Among cricketers born in Australia, Ricky Ponting ranks 8. Before him are Shane Warne (1969), Ian Chappell (1943), Allan Border (1955), Richie Benaud (1930), Bill Brown (1912), and Phillip Hughes (1988). After him are Steve Waugh (1965), Glenn Maxwell (1988), Adam Gilchrist (1971), David Warner (1986), Glenn McGrath (1970), and Matthew Hayden (1971).

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