After health scare in Perth, Ricky Ponting returned to work looking “shiny and new”

After health scare in Perth, Ricky Ponting returned to work looking “shiny and new”

After being brought to the hospital with chest pains and dizziness during the first Test between Australia and the West Indies, batting legend Ricky Ponting returned to the commentary desk on Saturday “shiny and new.” The 47-year-old Australian was in danger on Friday around noon and did not return to commentate on the final two sessions of the tournament in Perth. Ponting, who played in 168 Tests and 375 ODIs over the course of an illustrious career, admitted as much when he resumed his broadcasting duties on Saturday. “I probably scared a lot of people yesterday and had a little scary moment for myself, to be honest,” he said.

“I was sitting in the comms box halfway through the stint, and got a couple of really short, sharp pains through my chest. I tried to stretch it out and get rid of it and probably didn’t give too much away when I was on air,” he added.

“But I had a couple of those sort of incidents, got through the stint, got up, went to walk to the back of the commentary box and got a bit light-hearted and dizzy and grabbed the bench.”

Ponting confided in close friend and fellow commentator Justin Langer about his difficulty, and the former Australian coach insisted that Ponting see a hospital.

He said, “I feel terrific this morning; I’m all shiny and new.”

After health scare in Perth, Ricky Ponting returned to work looking “shiny and new”

“But I think the most important thing is that I was willing to share it… that’s really a good learning curve for me yesterday, especially with what’s happened over the last 12 or 18 months with really close people around us,” the speaker continued.

The greats of Australian cricket Shane Warne and Rod Marsh unexpectedly passed away, and Andrew Symonds was killed in a car accident, making it a terrible year for the sport.