Ricky Ponting Net Worth

What is Ricky Ponting's Net Worth?

Ricky Ponting is an Australian cricket coach and former player who has a net worth of $75 million. Ricky Ponting played domestically for his home state of Tasmania and the Twenty20 team, the Hobart Hurricanes, and internationally for Australia. Considered one of the greatest batsmen in the history of the sport, he stands as Australia's leading run-scorer in Test and ODI cricket, and is the most successful captain in international cricket history, with 220 victories in 324 matches. Since his retirement from playing in 2013, Ponting has held coaching positions with the Mumbai Indians, the Delhi Captains, the Washington Freedom, the Punjab Kings, and the Australian national men's cricket team.

Early Life

Ricky Ponting was born on December 19, 1974 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia as the eldest of three children of Lorraine and Graeme. His mother played vigoro, and his father played cricket and Australian rules football. Due to his father, as well as his cricketer uncle Greg Campbell, Ponting started playing cricket as a youth. He played for the Mowbray under-13 and under-16 teams before joining the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide, where he earned a full two-year sponsorship from the Northern Tasmanian Cricket Association. Ponting also played Australian rules football growing up.

Beginning of Domestic Career

Ponting made his first-class cricket debut for the Sheffield Shield in his home state of Tasmania in late 1992, at just shy of 18 years old. He had an auspicious start to his domestic career, becoming only the second Shield batsman ever to score five consecutive centuries against another state.

International Career, 1995-2003

Thanks to his domestic success, Ponting made his Test and ODI debuts for Australia in 1995. He concluded his debut Test series with 193 runs at 48.25, and finished his first home ODI tournament with 341 runs at 34.10 as Australia became the tournament champion. Ponting had his most successful ODI season to date in 1997-98, scoring 462 runs at 57.75, including his third career ODI century. By the end of 1998, he had played 22 Tests and was a permanent fixture of the ODI team. Ponting ended the decade on a high note by helping Australia win the 1999 ICC Cricket World Cup, the country's second-ever title and first in 12 years. In the tournament, he scored 354 runs at 39.33.

Ponting continued his success in the 1999-2000 Test series, in which he was the leading scorer with 375 runs at 125.00. While he and the Test team performed consistently well over the subsequent seasons, the ODI team struggled. To fix things, Ponting was named the team's new captain. He managed to turn things around immediately, leading the ODI team to victory in its first series during the 2002 tour of South Africa. Ponting was also successful during the Test tour of South Africa, scoring 308 runs at 77.25, and during the 2001-02 VB Series, which Australia won. Australia went on to win the 2002-03 ODI series. Ponting also led Australia to victory in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, with his team going undefeated across 11 matches and scoring a World Cup finals record of 359-2.

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International Career, 2003-2013

In the 2003-04 Test series, Ponting was the leading run-scorer, with 706 runs at 100.85. His incredible results earned him the Test team captaincy. As captain in the 2004-05 season, Ponting led Australia to victory in all five Tests and ended the series with 403 runs at 100.75. However, the team struggled in the 2005 Ashes series, losing the series for the first time in 16 years. Australia bounced back for its 2005-06 home season, and also performed in top shape during its tour of South Africa. In South Africa, Ponting scored 515 runs at 103.00 and was named the man of the series. He went on to help Australia win the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, its first ever, as well as to avenge England in the 2006-07 Ashes series. Ponting subsequently led Australia to victory in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. For both 2006 and 2007, he was named the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year.

In 2008, Ponting recorded a milestone by scoring his 10,000th Test run, making him just the seventh cricketer and third Australian to reach that number. However, his form deteriorated over the ensuing years, with Australia losing its first home Test series in 15 years as well as its second Ashes with Ponting as captain. He performed much better toward the end of 2009 to help Australia win its second ICC Champions Trophy. Ponting continued to play well after that, until he led Australia to a loss in the 2010-11 Ashes series. He also had trouble in the 2011 Cricket World Cup, as Australia was knocked out of the tournament after coming in as the top-ranked ODI team in the world. Ponting subsequently stepped down as captain of both the ODI and Test teams. The next season, he recorded his 13,000th Test run. Following the WACA Test against South Africa in 2013, Ponting retired from Test cricket. He returned to the Sheffield Shield in 2013 and also played for Surrey that summer.

Coaching

After retiring from playing, Ponting became the head coach of the Indian Premier League's Mumbai Indians. During his tenure with the team from 2014 to 2016, he helped Mumbai win the 2015 IPL season. Ponting next served as an interim coach for Australia's Twenty20 International series against Sri Lanka in early 2017. From 2018 to 2024, he was the head coach of the Delhi Daredevils, and after that, he became head coach of the Punjab Kings. Ponting also became head coach of the American Major League Cricket team the Washington Freedom.

Personal Life

In 2002, Ponting wed his longtime girlfriend Rianna Cantor. They have three children.

Real Estate

Over the years, Ricky Ponting has assembled an impressive real estate portfolio across Victoria. In 2013, he and his wife Rianna purchased a landmark 1920s estate in Brighton's exclusive Golden Mile for AUD 9.25 million (approx. USD 6.2 million). Known as "Shandford," the property featured seven bedrooms, a tennis court, and a private path to the beach. A decade later, in 2023, they sold it for approximately AUD 15.3 million (approx. USD 10.3 million), netting a sizable capital gain. That same year, the Pontings upgraded to a six-bedroom mansion in Toorak, one of Melbourne's most prestigious suburbs, paying around AUD 20.75 million (approx. USD 14 million). The home, designed by architect Nicholas Day with gardens by Paul Bangay, includes a pool, tennis court, and expansive grounds. The family also owns a coastal holiday retreat in Portsea, purchased in 2019 for AUD 3.51 million (approx. USD 2.4 million), rounding out a property portfolio that reflects both luxury and smart long-term investment.

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