I had no idea that I was close to 12,000 runs: Ponting

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: October 3, 2009

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Centurion: After trouncing England in the semi-final of the Champions Trophy by nine wickets, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said that the team is relishing every single moment of their convincing victory over their arch-rivals and that the win means a lot to the young players in the side.

Defending champions Australia romped over England in the semi-final on Friday to move to the finals of the elite ICC event with Watson and Ponting himself scoring magnificent centuries. During his innings of 111 not out, which was his 28th ODI hundred, Ponting also became the first Australian to cross 12,000 ODI runs. Ponting, in an interview right after the win, said that he had no idea that he was approaching the milestone.

“They are nice achievements. I will look at it when I finish my career. David Hussey came to me and said you are close to 12,000 runs, I said ‘I have no idea’,” he said.

The Australian skipper also lauded his bowlers for providing the side a good start on a batting-friendly track though he admitted that they let England loose in the middle-overs.

“The bowing was pretty good. We took wickets when we needed upfront. I thought in the middle we got carried away in that situation of the game. (Tim) Bresnan and (Luke) Wright played well. The wicket was exceptional and ground was fast,” he said.

Shane Watson, who was chosen Man-of-the-Match for his powerful 136 run knock and picking up 2 crucial wickets, was happy to get a hundred under his belt after a very poor show so far. Watson was out for nought in the first two matches and managed 24 against Pakistan in the last groups-stage match.

“It was nice to get that (hundred). To bat with Ricky really helped me. We played well. We took wickets on a beautiful wicket. I have learnt a lot from the greats in the side and now that they have retired, it’s our turn to raise our hands (to do job),” he said.

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