Updated December 13th, 2019 at 10:52 IST
Damien Martyn welcomes Ricky Ponting on Twitter with some banter, fans go nostalgic
Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn welcomed former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting to Twitter. Ponting made his Twitter on December 11. Check it out
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Charismatic Australian batsman and cricket legend Ricky Ponting recently joined Twitter and had netizens fascinated. Ponting's first tweet was a very sweet post that featured his son. Among the many cricketers who welcomed Ponting to Twitter, one was former batsman Damien Martyn. Here is Marto's reaction to Punter's new Twitter account.
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Ricky Ponting's Twitter debut
Ponting announced his arrival to Twitter by posting a picture of his son Fletcher. The photos documented Fletcher's first net training session as he learned from his father about the trades of the business. Have a look.
A day of firsts; finally on social media and the first net with my son Fletcher. pic.twitter.com/DAe79MzqKr
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting)
Among the many cricketers and fans who welcomed Ponting to Twitter, former Australia batsman Damien Martyn also took to his Twitter account to congratulate Ponting on his social media arrival. He also threw some 'old pal' banter his way. Here is the tweet.
Great to see this champion on social media finally.. Not that far behind the times old pal 😜 @criczilla #cricket #criczilla #Ponting https://t.co/ltAdsnN5iW
— Damien Martyn🏏 (@damienmartyn)
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Cricketers and fans react to Ponting's new Twitter account
Couldn’t stand the sanity or peace & quiet either, eh?
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72)
I wonder what shot you will be teaching him first!??! #🤔#shortball
— Owais shah (@owaisshah203)
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Welcome to Twitter, Punter! We've certainly missed seeing this at the 'G over the years 💯 pic.twitter.com/ZcnA5IVUel
— Melbourne Cricket Ground (@MCG)
Welcome Ricky. Some Twitter advice. Don't take it too seriously, ignore the trolls, and never, ever say a bad word about MS Dhoni otherwise you'll upset a nation. Enjoy
— Cricket tweets (@_stavros1)
Welcome to twitter. Hope you will not regret being here. It is dangerous out here... All the best..
— Jitendra Lalani (@jitendra_lalani)
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Published December 13th, 2019 at 09:59 IST