Ponting Retires From Twenty20's

Ricky Ponting has announced that he will be retiring from Twenty20 cricket. Australian cricket captain has said that he will remain as captain for Tests and once day sides however he will not be playing in the shortest format.
He recently said that he made the decision “after much thought and careful consideration.”  Ponting is wanting to regain the Ashes and is going to have “set periods of rest” during the international calendar.

He went on: "As I said after the fifth Test in London, I am hoping to continue playing Test cricket for as long as possible and retiring from the Twenty20 format gives me the best chance of doing this.

"While I will no longer be available for Australian Twenty20 cricket, I look forward to playing with Tasmania's KFC Big Bash team where possible and to fulfilling my contract with the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League."
Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland said: "We are very supportive of the decision Ricky has made and understanding of the reasons behind it.

"Needless to say he will be a huge loss to the Twenty20 side but it does present opportunities for the other players and leaders within Australian cricket to gain further experience.
"While we have not seen much of Ricky in Australia's Twenty20 matches in recent times, his innings in the first ever Twenty20 International against New Zealand at Auckland was probably the best innings I have ever seen in the Twenty20 form of the game."