Cricket world cup 2007: Stars Watch : Ricky pointing

Ricky Pointing Captain of Australia who is carrying enormous amount of expectation in this world cup 2007. Ricky Pointing started his career at 17 with Tasmania and With Australia at age 20. When on ground Ricky pointing can play any kind of shots with full flourish of the bat which knows only to attack the bowler.

Ricky Pointing carries the hope of Australia with a belief of winning the world cup and set a new record in cricketing history. The captain of country which hailed World cup three sucessive times. Till Jaunary 2007 the hope of World cup was on cards and Pointing's team was in on cards of favorites. The destruction of the hope was started by England during the tri series against Australia and New zealand. It was sucessfully follwed by tour to New Zealand which showed that the world champions can be brought down to earth.

It is this series where Ricky pointing haven't played and his major guns haven't fired. Ricky Pointing strengths lies in his batting attack which can divert the ball to any squres of the field. combined with his fielding skills Ricky pointing becomes a combo of Australia. His field placement methods are mostly unorthodox and attacking field. With a thoughtful mind in ground Ricky pointing needs to be watched during the game.

He was aclaimed as the best Player and Best captain for past few years and He scored around 8 centuries last year which was not done by any current cricketers.

Recent fitness is providing little threats to australia but it had a little light of hope about his fitness. Ricky pointing is recovering fast and are expected to be ready for world cup before the team leaves to carribean.

Ricky pointing is a threat to other teams once he got settled in the game. He is one of the cricketing minds which can turn the game to his favor at any point during the match. But recent form of Cricket Australia provides a lot of threat to the hope of Winning cricket world cup 2007.

Ricky Pointing with tremendous experience as a captain and also as a player who has 42.48 as his batting average and can also able to bowl at some crucial matches. Though he is not a regular bowler, he can contain the game towards Australia with his bowling.

Batting and fielding averages

class	mat	inns	no	runs	hs	ave	bf	sr	100	50	4s	6s	ct	st
Tests	110	183	25	9368	257	59.29	15890	58.95	33	36	1059	57	124	0
ODIs	269	263	31	9856	164	42.48	12385	79.58	22	58	845	121	117	0

For Australia this cricket world cup 2007 will set a new history if it is winning the game, being the Driver of the train from Australian team Ricky Pointing is expected to deliver the hope of World cup to his team and country men. With the analysis of current form of Australian cricket if Ricky pointing takes the team to a cricket world cup win then it will be a great achievement and might be placed in the cricketing legends of Australia.

Statistics Source : CricInfo