Former Australia skipper and World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting has named India and Australia as his two finalists for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. Ponting additionally emphasised the truth that Australia could have the house benefit and acknowledged that some luck is required to win the prized trophy.
The previous Australia batter additionally termed England as one of many favourites and stated that the Three Lions are performing exceedingly effectively within the white-ball format. Ponting additionally lauded England’s white-ball crew coach Matthew Mott and talked about his work with Australia girls’s crew.
I’ll simply need to say that Australia will beat India within the last: Ricky Ponting
“I believe India and Australia would be the two taking part in within the last, and I’ll simply need to say that Australia will beat them within the last. The reigning champions have gotten house circumstances, and that was one factor that made Australia’s win within the final World Cup, not outstanding, however that little bit sweeter for them,” Ponting stated on an ICC evaluation present.
“The truth that lots of people, me included, thought after they went to UAE, the circumstances that they had been going to need to face on the again of the IPL, I assumed the circumstances might need been the factor which may not have allowed them to win it. However they discovered a method,” Ponting added.
The veteran cricketer was additionally left impressed with England’s Check crew head coach Brendon McCullum. To notice, the Three Lions went on defeat New Zealand in a Check collection after which received the rescheduled Check match in opposition to India as effectively. Ponting was additionally not shy about praising England’s white-ball coach Mott and stated that Australia, India, and England look most formidable on paper for the upcoming 2022 T20 World Cup.
“I truly assume England are an impressive white-ball crew, and so they have an impressive white-ball setup. I simply assume the three groups on paper that look to have essentially the most class and essentially the most match-winners are India, Australia, and England,” concluded Ponting.
