Dreaming of other victories
George Binoy
25-Feb-2013
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Thousands of Australian youngsters may dream of being Ricky Ponting but the man himself dreams of other things. Ponting chats with Robert Craddock in The Courier-Mail on his love for AFL, why he got his driving license only when he was in his mid-20s and his formative years.
Ponting carries a long scar on his right elbow, the legacy of his last game of football as a 15-year-old in Launceston where a severely broken arm terminated his career and left him with an itch he has never really been able to scratch.
"That injury was the reason I stopped playing footy," he said. "From that moment on, I have always said that one thing I have always wanted to do in life was play one more game of Australian rules footy and it would be really nice if it was with the Kangaroos. Sadly, it is not going to be. It's just a huge passion."
George Binoy is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo