“He’s The Sort Of Player That Can Win You A World Cup”: Ricky Ponting Lauds India Star | Cricket News

Australia legend Ricky Ponting has revealed what he would do with out-of-form white-ball star Suryakumar Yadav and the remainder of India’s much-vaunted batting line-up if he was accountable for deciding on their squad for this yr’s ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. There are nonetheless a number of openings in India’s prime six for the 50-over showcase that’s slated to happen later this yr, regardless that skipper Rohit Sharma, up-and-coming opener Shubman Gill, and veteran batter Virat Kohli are anticipated to fill the essential spots.

During their latest ODI collection loss at residence towards Australia, India’s middle-order points have been on full show. Suryakumar particularly struggled, setting an unfavourable file by being eliminated for golden geese in three straight innings.

Suryakumar has scored 172 ODI runs at a mean of simply 12.28 since his final ODI half-century in February 2022, however Ponting has urged India to stay with the Mumbai batter regardless of his bleak latest run.

“Yeah, absolutely. Everyone in their career goes through something like that,” Ponting stated within the newest episode of ICC Review.

“I mean, I’m not sure I have seen it before where someone’s got three first-ball ducks in a row in an entire series. But look, we’ve all been there. You have your ups and downs as international players,” he added.

The former Australia captain continued by highlighting Suryakumar’s tendency for giant wins and mentioning his excellent latest T20 efficiency.

“His previous 12 or 18 months have been absolutely outstanding. And everyone around the world knows what Surya can do in white-ball cricket. I feel they should stick with him because he’s the sort of player that can win you a World Cup. He might be a little bit inconsistent but he’s the sort of guy that in big moments can win you games. A bit like the late great Andrew Symonds did for Australia,” Ponting famous.

“So that’s definitely the way that I’d look at it for India. I wouldn’t be playing safe. I’d be going with match-winning players and I think he’s a match-winner” he added.

Ponting additionally believed that the participant might be greatest utilised on the quantity 5 spot.

“I think he was only batting at five, wasn’t he? I don’t think they want him much lower than that, especially when they’ve got Hardik (Pandya), (Ravindra) Jadeja and Axar (Patel), they’ve got plenty of batting,” Ponting famous.

“I’m a big believer in giving your best batter as much time as you can in all formats of the game. Because if you keep them down the order, quite often you don’t get to use your best players and that’s the last thing you want. So I think the No.5 slot’s perfect for him and he’s just got to grow into that role there,” the previous Australia captain stated.

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