Ricky Ponting hints his ODI career is over

The 37-year-old had made just 18 runs in five matches in the ongoing Tri-series against India and Sri Lanka and on Monday the selectors dropped him for the next two games.

Ponting has played in 375 one-day internationals and won three World Cups, captaining Australia to victory in 2003 and 2007. He scored 13,704 runs at an average of 42, second only to India’s Sachin Tendulkar.

“I have been dropped, which is disappointing but I accept that. My performances over the last five games haven’t warranted me being there,” Ponting told a media conference.

I am not part of Australia’ future ODI plans: Ponting

Ponting said he had spoken to chairman of selectors John Inverarity who told him he was not in the plans for the prospect direction of the team looking to the 2015 World Cup Down Under.

“John has been pretty clear on the reasons why and the direction they are heading with the one-day team and I am not part of their plans,” said Ponting.

“It’s a bit hard to say I’ve retired given I’ve been dropped but I don’t expect to play one-day international cricket any more and I’m sure the selectors don’t expect to pick me either.”

Ponting said he wanted to continue playing test cricket, a format in which he has scored
13,200 runs in 162 Tests and is the third highest run-getter after Indian duo Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.

I want to make every post a winner: Ponting

Ponting was the second highest run-scorer in the 4-0 Test whitewash of India last month, where he scored over 500 runs with a career-resurrecting ton and a double-century. His immediate focus will be earning a spot in the Test team for the tour of the West Indies in April.

“I’ve only got Test cricket left now and I want to make every post a winner,” said ponting.

“I think I’ve proved this summer that I can still play great cricket for Australia and deserve to be out there.”