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Ricky Ponting Names THESE 2 Indians In His World T20I XI List

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting featured on the latest episode of ICC Review and named the first five players in his World T20I XI. The ex-cricketer went on to name his picks which included two Indian cricketers. One of the most shocking things in Ponting’s list was that the former Aussie skipper did not include any of his countrymen in it.

The 47-year-old named Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan as his first pick with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam being the second name in the list. The Aussie coach went on to name India all-rounder Hardik Pandya as his number three player.

The 29-year-old was in outstanding form at IPL 2022 and has continued to deliver at international cricket as well. While naming Pandya in the list, Ponting went on to describe the Indian as “probably the best T20I all-rounder” who is currently ranked 5th in ICC T20I all-rounder rankings.

Check out Ricky Ponting’s comments

Speaking about Pandya, Ricky Ponting is quoted by the ICC website stating, “On current form, it’s pretty hard to go past Hardik Pandya at number three. His IPL was outstanding. To see him back at the bowling crease is something that I was always a little bit unsure would actually ever happen … he has had some really big injury setbacks, which has obviously affected how much he has been able to play for India.”

“But he is back bowling, and at 140kph which he was doing four or five years ago. But his batting and his maturity while batting have come on in leaps and bounds. He understands the game better and he understands his game better than ever before and right now he is probably the best all-rounder in the world in T20 cricket, and could potentially be in ODI cricket,” Ricky Ponting added.

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The second Indian player on the Australian’s list is speedster Jaspit Bumrah. The legendary skipper went on to claim how the 28-year-old pacer is the most complete bowler across all formats of the game. Ricky Ponting said, “He (Bumrah) is probably the most complete bowler across Test cricket, One Day cricket and T20 cricket in the world right now. Very good with the new ball when anyone decides to use him that way.” 

“India might think of giving him an over with the new ball in Australia (at the T20 World Cup) where it might swing but what you can guarantee is a couple of great high-quality death overs, which every team is looking for – someone that can execute slow balls and bouncers,” he added.

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