Ricky next in Oz Hall of Fame

Former Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting will join the likes of Donald Bradman, Steve Waugh and Shane Warne in a unique club on Wednesday when he gets inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Athletes are required to be retired for two years before being eligible for the Hall of Fame, reported cricket.com.au on Monday.

The 40-year-old, who played his last match for his country at the WACA, Perth, in December 2012 and retired from first-class cricket with a final match for Surrey at The Oval, London, in mid-2013, shares the Australian record for most Tests with Steve Waugh, and has scored more Test runs (13,378) and more centuries (41) than any other Australian.

Only Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar has more Test runs and only the 'Little Master' and South African great Jacques Kallis have produced more tons.

His record in the one-day arena is no less impressive. In 375 matches, the Tasmanian scored 13,589 runs -- more than any other Australian, including 29 hundreds.