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Ponting quits T2OIs

AFP, Sydney
Australia captain Ricky Ponting on Monday announced his retirement from international Twenty20 cricket to prolong his Test career as he bids to return the team to world supremacy.
Ponting, smarting from the Ashes defeat to England, will remain as Test and one-day captain and will also play Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition and the Indian Premier League.
'After much thought and careful consideration I have advised Cricket Australia of my decision to retire from international Twenty20 cricket.” he said.
"I feel this decision provides me the opportunity to prolong my Australian Test and one-day career, an opportunity I am extremely determined about," he added.
Ponting, 34, is targeting revenge in the 2013 Ashes series in England after pilotingAustralia to a second successive away loss to their bitter rivals.
The defeat cost Australia their long-held top Test ranking and saw them plunge to fourth behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
Ponting s Australia were also sent crashing out of the World Twenty20 group stages in June after suffering their fifth successive defeat in the high-tempo format.
"As I said after the fifth Test in London, 1 am hoping to continue playing Test cricket for as long as possible and retiring from the Twenty20 format gives me the best chance of doing this," he said.
"I will now have set periods of rest throughout the Australian summer and while touring
which I feel will be very beneficial."
Governing body Cricket Australia backed Ponting's decision and said a new T\venty20 captain would be announced later in the year, with Ponting's deputy Michael Clarke believed to be in the box seat.
"Needless to say he will be a huge loss to the 1\venty20 side but it does present opportunities for the other players and leaders within Australian cricket to gain further experience," said CEO James Sutherland.
"While we have not seen much of Ricky in Australia's Twenty20 matches in recent times, his innings in the first ever Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Auckland was probably the best innings I have ever seen in thel\venty20 form of the game."
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Ponting survived calls for his sacking after die Ashes loss but said he had considered his future during a break from die England tour as the one-day series gets underway.
"The last 10 or 12 days for me have been a lot about reflection, looking back to the Ashes and looking forward to my playing future/ he said.
"As of today I've decided to retire from international Twenty20 cricket The decision I've made is all to do with mylongevityin thegame.
He said opting out of 1Wenty20s would give him an extra four weeks' rest over the next 12 months. Australia's nextTwenty20 International is on February 5 against Pakistan in Melbourne.
"That will give me an opportunity to get away and make sure that I'm ready to go for both the Test matches and one-day cricket that we have ahead of us in that period of time," Ponting said.
"I'm really passionate and committed to being the best player 1 can be for Australia for as long as possible," he added.
Ponting will continue to play for his home state of Tasmania in Australia's Big Bash tournament and will represent Kolkata Knight Riders in the lucrative Indian Premier League.