Ricky Ponting bats during the World Cup quarterfinal match against India in Ahmedabad. (AP Photo)
AHMEDABAD: Australia captain Ricky Ponting scored his first international century in over a year when he reached three figures in the World Cup quarterfinal against co-hosts India on Thursday.
Ponting had not scored a hundred in 39 international innings across all formats since making 106 against the West Indies in a one-day international in Brisbane on February 14 last year.
The 36-year-old batting great's five previous innings at this World Cup had yielded just 102 runs in total.
He reached his three figures with a quick single off Ravichandran Ashwin in the 47th over.
Ponting had not scored a hundred in 39 international innings across all formats since making 106 against the West Indies in a one-day international in Brisbane on February 14 last year.
The 36-year-old batting great's five previous innings at this World Cup had yielded just 102 runs in total.
He reached his three figures with a quick single off Ravichandran Ashwin in the 47th over.
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