Former Australian Captain Ricky Pointing was recently asked to pick top 5 players that he would choose for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. In his Top 5 players, he selected two potential Indian players.
Top-5 World Cup T20I Players
The former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting named Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah from the Indian team for his top five picks along with Babar Azam, Rashid Khan, and Jos Buttler.
Speaking about Hardik Pandya Ponting stated that “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’s had some really big injury setbacks, which has obviously affected how much he’s been able to play for India.”
He further added saying “But he’s back bowling, and at 140kph which he was doing four or five years ago. But his batting and his maturity while batting has come on in leaps and bounds. He understands the game better and he understands his game better than ever before and right now he’s probably the best all-rounder in the world in T20 cricket, and could potentially be in ODI cricket.”
When asked about the selection of Jasprit Bumrah in his top five picks, pointing said that “He 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.”
Now all eyes will be on Rohit’s team to snap that skid because India hasn’t won a major ICC championship since the 2013 Champions Trophy. Several Indian players have excelled in the T20 format during the past several months, so there is a good chance that India can win the World Cup.
