Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has emerged as the worst behaved player to play for the country in the last 20 years and has been asked by former legends of the game to improve his on-field attitude.
Former skipper Mark Taylor has asked Ponting to improve his on-field attitude after the public lashed the Australian side for their behaviour in last week’s Test against the West Indies.
A list of official International Cricket Council breaches obtained by The Sunday Telegraph placed Ponting among world cricket’s serial offenders.
Ponting has presided over more team offences during his captaincy than predecessors Steve Waugh and Mark Taylor.
Ponting has been forced to pay more than 25,000 dollars in fines since the behavioural measures were introduced in 1992. Of his six breaches, four related to umpire dissent.