A fan asked Ricky Ponting for a photo, but he didn’t want it with the cricketing legend

The former captain recently joined McLaughlin and other cricketers in the Channel Seven commentary team for the ongoing Australia-Pakistan Test series. The official account of the channel posted the pictures of Ponting taking the photo of McLaughlin with the fan.

A fan walks up to Ricky Ponting and @Mel_Mclaughlin, asking for a picture…

And then hands the phone to Ricky so he can take the photo 😂 pic.twitter.com/PqXQ1xQlK0

— #7Cricket (@7Cricket) November 29, 2019

“This version of events is.. mostly.. accurate..” McLaughlin wrote.

This version of events is.. mostly.. accurate.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ https://t.co/eQ7bHSG9qU

— Melanie McLaughlin (@Mel_Mclaughlin) November 29, 2019

The image showed amused passersby, and cricket fans on social media were equally amused. Many replied to the tweet, saying that though Ponting is a legend, taking a photo with McLaughlin was a big deal. Some said they would “do the same”.

Punter can’t believe it! 😅🤣

— 🚨 Well-Behaved Wilson 🚨 (@MartyMc05244468) November 29, 2019

What if Ponting trolled the fan and just took a selfie instead! 😂

— Bimal Mirwani (@BimalMirwani) November 29, 2019

Legend. Get that man a beer.

— Matt Swannie (@mattswannie) November 29, 2019

No disrespect to RP. But it is Mel after all.

— Peter Langstaff (@PeterLangstaff) November 29, 2019

I am not surprised at all.. i wud do the same as well.. Melanie is a stunning lady ♥️🖤

— TaxPayer Ayan (@Ayanalysis) November 29, 2019

Who’d want a pic with Ricky when Mels there????? Obvious

— Jason Sheldrake (@jason_sheldrake) November 29, 2019

I bet he takes a cracker of a photo too

— simon (@Pieman1987) November 29, 2019

This is like the best ironic scene in every best comedy movie ever. Well done 👏👏👏

— Gerard (@Geraldo_042) November 29, 2019

Impressive indeed! #Hoverhand pic.twitter.com/i8h7xI7RJC

— Atomic Elbow 🌹 (@AtomicElbow) November 29, 2019