Ricky Ponting on India’s chances in the World Tennis Championship Final: “The Australian team will be talking about Virat”: Ricky Ponting thinks that for India to defeat Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final, the dynamic combo of Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara will have to play significant roles. The crucial match is scheduled to begin on June 7 at the Oval.
Pujara has been on fire while representing Sussex in England’s County Championship Division Two. The right-handed batter has three hundred and 545 runs, at an average of 68.12, in six games.
While this is going on, Virat Kohli is coming off a fantastic IPL season in which he scored 639 runs at an impressive average of 53.25, including back-to-back hundreds.
The Border Gavaskar Trophy final Test in Ahmedabad in March saw the former Indian captain score a magnificent 186 against Australia.
Without a doubt, Virat and Pujara will come up in conversation among the Australian team, according to Ricky Ponting’s comments to ICC Review. “Those two are them. Pujara has frequently caused them problems in the past, particularly in Australia, and this wicket might play much more like an Australian pitch. They are aware that they will need to find him quickly.
In T20 cricket, he continued, “They also know that Virat over the last two weeks is probably just about back to his very best. “He told me that he feels almost back to his best right now, and that’s a worrying sign for the Australians going into a one-off game,”
With 2033 runs scored at an average of 50.82 and five hundred in 24 Tests, Cheteshwar Pujara has a stellar record against Australia. With 521 runs at an average of 74.43, the 35-year-old was named Player of the Series in India’s first-ever series victory in Australia in 2018–19.
While playing against the Australians, Virat Kohli scored 1979 runs at an average of 48.93 with eight hundred in 24 games.
Ricky Ponting said about Shubman Gill before the WTC Final, “He’s got a bit of swagger”
Prior to the India-Australia matchup in the WTC final, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting praised teenage prodigy Shubman Gill for his attitude and swagger.
With 890 runs in 17 games at an average of 59.33 and the Orange Cap, Gill had an outstanding IPL season.
Gill has also performed admirably in 2023’s international cricket matches so far. In the fourth Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Ahmedabad earlier this year, the 23-year-old struck his first Test century.
He appears to be a great young man. He also exudes a little bit of attitude. He exudes a little swagger. He possesses a lot of class. He’ll probably need to use that front-foot pull shot that he does against quick bowlers to counter this Australian attack.
In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah due to injury, 48-year-old Ricky Ponting also identified Mohammed Shami as the star of the Indian bowling attack.
If India is going to win this game, he needs to “step up” or “try to take his game to another level,” the man stated. “When you speak to the Australian batsmen as well, they are aware of how excellent Shami is whether it is new ball or old ball, whether it is in India or Australia. They are aware of his skill set and his potential for danger. He’s gonna have to do it.
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