Summary He is one cricket's greatest ever batsmen, scoring 13,378 test runs second only to Sachin.
MANCHESTER (AP) - The marketing agency that represents Ricky Ponting says the former Australia captain will retire from all forms of cricket in October.
Dynamic Sports & Entertainment Group says on Twitter that Ponting will play out his club contracts with Surrey in England, Antigua Hawksbills in the inaugural Caribbean Premier League and then Indian team Mumbai Indians in the Champions League before ending his career.
The 38-year-old Ponting says "while I m enjoying my cricket as much as ever, it just feels like the right time to finish playing."
Ponting, who played 168 tests and 375 one-day internationals for Australia, retired from test cricket last December. He is one cricket s greatest ever batsmen, scoring 13,378 test runs second only to Sachin Tendulkar.
