Ricky Ponting retirement

If there was one reason why Ponting became the only cricketer with 100 Test wins to his name, it was because there was no one 'as ruthless as Ricky'.

After Ricky Ponting called time on his illustrious career, the ICC praised the batsman for his contributions to the game of cricket.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting's decision to retire could be the start of an exodus of other batting greats, including Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa's Jacques Kallis.

Michael Atherton hailed Ricky Ponting as a "great competitor" after the Australia star announced Thursday his intention to retire from international duty.

Former and present cricketers took to Twitter to appreciate Ricky Ponting's contribution to cricket and said the game would miss a legend.