Ricky Ponting replaced with Morne Van in 2009 IPL
Sunday, February 22, 2009
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Ricky Ponting will not Play in 2009 IPL, Replaced with Wicketkeeper-Batsman Morne Van :
The above face will not be seen in Kolkata Knight Riders team in 2009’s IPL. Ricky Ponting on 19th February, 2009 (Thursday) announced that he will skip this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), starting April 10, saying he wouldn’t be able to give his all to the national team if he uses the two-week break to play in the IPL. The Australian captain is contracted with the Kolkata Knight Riders. As a replacement of Ricky KKR has taken Morne Van Wyk, the wicketkeeper cum batsman of South Africa.
“I have made the decision I will not play in the IPL Twenty20 competition this year. My country comes first and there was no way I could give my all for Australia if I used the only two-week break we have to go and play in India,” Ponting wrote in his column in The Australian.
“I have been talking with my team, the Kolkata Knight Riders for a month or two now, and in the end my only choice was to withdraw from the 2009 competition, but I will most certainly be back for 2010 when I hope to be able to make a much greater contribution. The franchise has been fantastic about the whole thing and I want to thank them for their understanding,” he wrote.
From a source of KKR, it is heard that they are not breaking their contract with Ponting because he is a good and experienced player and the price they are giving to him is much less in comparison with others in IPL. But actually it is rumored that Kolkata Knight Riders management tried to sell Ricky Ponting, but not a single franchise are interested to take him at this moment.
Joy Bhattacharya, chief executive officer of Knight Riders, said they respected Ponting’s wishes, they would seek a replacement for the Australian captain.
And finally it is officially said, wicketkeeper-batsman Morne Van Wyk of South Africa will be Ricky Ponting’s replacement. The 29-year-old has played six ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
Ponting said part of his decision not to play in the IPL this year was that Twenty20 cricket was physically demanding and he wanted to preserve himself for the World Cup in England in June.
“I could have played for two free weeks in the IPL and in many ways that is not satisfactory, not for the Knight Riders and not for Australian cricket either.
“And then there was the issue of giving up the chance to be with my family for a fortnight. It is always hard to leave Rianna and I cherish every second I spend with my daughter Emmy.
“Having said that, it will be painful not to be with the Knight Riders and I am going to be sneaking out in the night to catch as many of their matches as I can on the television.
“Before we go a step further, I want to say that this is not an indication of any intention to ease myself out of Twenty20 cricket. I am really looking forward to the World Cup. It’s one trophy we do not have on the shelf and have never had.
In conclusion, Ponting did not forget his commitments for next season. “I haven’t looked ahead to next year but it would be perfect if I could get over and play every game with the Knight Riders.
The IPL is one of the most exciting competitions in world cricket and I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on that trophy too, but until then it is the trophy cabinet at Cricket Australia that matters the most.”
“I have made the decision I will not play in the IPL Twenty20 competition this year. My country comes first and there was no way I could give my all for Australia if I used the only two-week break we have to go and play in India,” Ponting wrote in his column in The Australian.
“I have been talking with my team, the Kolkata Knight Riders for a month or two now, and in the end my only choice was to withdraw from the 2009 competition, but I will most certainly be back for 2010 when I hope to be able to make a much greater contribution. The franchise has been fantastic about the whole thing and I want to thank them for their understanding,” he wrote.
From a source of KKR, it is heard that they are not breaking their contract with Ponting because he is a good and experienced player and the price they are giving to him is much less in comparison with others in IPL. But actually it is rumored that Kolkata Knight Riders management tried to sell Ricky Ponting, but not a single franchise are interested to take him at this moment.
Joy Bhattacharya, chief executive officer of Knight Riders, said they respected Ponting’s wishes, they would seek a replacement for the Australian captain.
And finally it is officially said, wicketkeeper-batsman Morne Van Wyk of South Africa will be Ricky Ponting’s replacement. The 29-year-old has played six ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
Ponting said part of his decision not to play in the IPL this year was that Twenty20 cricket was physically demanding and he wanted to preserve himself for the World Cup in England in June.
“I could have played for two free weeks in the IPL and in many ways that is not satisfactory, not for the Knight Riders and not for Australian cricket either.
“And then there was the issue of giving up the chance to be with my family for a fortnight. It is always hard to leave Rianna and I cherish every second I spend with my daughter Emmy.
“Having said that, it will be painful not to be with the Knight Riders and I am going to be sneaking out in the night to catch as many of their matches as I can on the television.
“Before we go a step further, I want to say that this is not an indication of any intention to ease myself out of Twenty20 cricket. I am really looking forward to the World Cup. It’s one trophy we do not have on the shelf and have never had.
In conclusion, Ponting did not forget his commitments for next season. “I haven’t looked ahead to next year but it would be perfect if I could get over and play every game with the Knight Riders.
The IPL is one of the most exciting competitions in world cricket and I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on that trophy too, but until then it is the trophy cabinet at Cricket Australia that matters the most.”
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