Former Australia captain and commentator Ricky Ponting was taken to a hospital in Perth after feeling unwell while commentating during the third day of the ongoing first test between Australia and the West Indies at Optus Stadium on Friday (December 2).
Ponting was doing his Channel 7 Network commentary duties during day three’s play in Perth when he started feeling unwell in the commentary box on Friday.
It is being said that the 47-year-old suffered a heart scare, but there is no official confirmation of the same or his condition.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the Australian cricket legend rushed to Perth Hospital at around lunch time on day three, due to which he was not on air for the last two sessions on Friday.
On the other hand, foxsports.com.au claimed that "Ponting was privately driven to the Royal Perth Hospital at lunch time and was still there under observation till the stumps on day three."
Meanwhile, Ponting reportedly told his broadcasting team that he is feeling "OK" but went to the hospital as a precaution due to some symptoms he was experiencing at the time.
As reported by Foxsports, Channel 7 spokesperson stated: “Ricky Ponting is unwell and will not be providing commentary for the remainder of today’s coverage. It’s not yet known if Ponting will return to commentate on Saturday, or the remainder of the Test.”
Notably, Ponting led Australia to back-to-back World Cup title triumphs in 2003 and 2007, as well as the ICC Champions Trophy in 2006. He represented Australia in 168 Tests and 375 ODIs and scored 13,378 Test runs, including 41 centuries, and 13,589 ODI runs, including 29 hundreds, respectively.
