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Ricky Thomas Ponting, AO (born 19 December 1974), nicknamed Punter, is an Australian former cricketer, and former captain of the Australia national cricket team between 2004 and 2011 in Test cricket and 2002 and 2011 in One Day International cricket. He is a specialist right-handed batsman, slips and close catching fielder, as well as a very occasional bowler. He represents the Tasmanian Tigers in Australian domestic cricket, the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, and played in the Indian Premier League with the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. He is widely considered by many to be the best batsman of the modern era, along with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid of India, Mahela Jayawardene , Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul of the West Indies and Jacques Kallis of South Africa. On 1 December 2006, he reached the highest rating achieved by a Test batsman in the last 50 years.