• Brian Harman’s uncanny resemblance with Ricky Ponting garnered huge attention on the internet.

  • Fans went crazy over finding Ponting’s doppelganger and flooded social media with comparison posts.

Meet Ricky Ponting’s doppelganger: Fans go crazy after the Aussie great’s look-alike Brian Harman wins The Open Championship
Ricky Ponting and Brian Harman (Image Source: Twitter)

American golfer, Brian Harman created history by emerging victorious in the prestigious Open Championship at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on Sunday (July 23). However, more than Harman’s iconic feat, it was his uncanny resemblance with Australian cricketing legend Ricky Ponting that garnered the attention of sports enthusiasts. Many fans were even heard chanting Ponting’s name when Harman was playing at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club.

The official Twitter handle of The Open also posted pictures of Ponting and Harman. The tweet quickly went viral on the internet, and netizens soon flooded social media with comparison posts, terming Harman Ponting’s doppelganger.

“The former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting. The leader of The Open Brian Harman,” tweeted The Open drawing similarities between the two sport icons.

Harman himself also talked about the similarities between him and the former Aussie captain, admitting that he looks like Ponting. He even hailed the veteran cricketer as a handsome guy.

“Yeah, I hear a lot of ‘Ricky, Ricky’ out there. Yeah I look like him–handsome fella,” said Harman during his post-round conference.

The Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise from the Indian Premier League (IPL) joined the trend as well and came up with a hilarious post on Twitter, sharing a collage of Ponting and Harman.

“Can the real Ricky Ponting please stand up,” wrote DC.

It is worth mentioning that Ponting is the head coach of a Delhi-based franchise in IPL.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

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