Brisbane, Dec 02: Ricky Ponting could be revered like Sir Donald Bradman in Australia or Sachin Tendulkar in India if he plays to his potential, Australian former test wicket keeper Rod Marsh said today. The test captain in-waiting was today named by Wisden Australia as Australia's cricketer of the year for his outstanding form with the bat and leadership of the country's one-day side.
Ponting's one-time mentor marsh said the 28-year-old could go on to become one of the all-time greats of the game.
"He can go as far as he wants to go because he has got the talent," said Marsh, who guided the Tasmanian at the Australian cricket academy.
"Sometimes very specially talented cricketers never reach their full potential, but what they do is often good enough to make them outstanding players.”
"At his best, if he did reach his full potential, there is no reason why he couldn't be like Bradman or Tendulkar and those sorts of people.” Bureau Report