Shadab Khan was trying to settle Pakistan captain Babar Azam down, Ricky Ponting explains why

Former Australia batsman Ricky Ponting said Shadab Khan was trying to settle Pakistan captain Babar Azam down

Ricky Ponting: “You could see a few of the senior players, Shadab Khan in particular, going over to him and trying to settle him down and just make him think a little bit clearer”

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Australia batting legend Ricky Ponting said Pakistan spinner Shadab Khan was trying to settle captain Babar Azam down during the 2022 T20 World Cup.

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Dominant in different conditions, Ricky Ponting has seen Pakistan batsman wreak havoc first hand

Iconic Australia batsman Ricky Ponting said Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been dominant in different conditions and has seen him do that first hand

Ricky Ponting: “To be able to be dominant in different conditions (to the ones) you’re brought up in, I’ve seen him first hand be able to do that”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has established himself as a dominant force in international cricket as he has trained himself to score runs in all types of conditions.

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Pakistan quick Haris Rauf will be in this highlight, Ricky Ponting explains why it will be for the wrong reasons

Ricky Ponting said Pakistan quick Haris Rauf will be in the highlight of India batsman Virat Kohli smashing him for six

Ricky Ponting: “It’s going to go down as one of the most remembered and talked about shots probably in – I won’t say white-ball cricket history – but certainly T20 World Cup history”

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Legendary Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting said Pakistan fast bowler Haris Rauf will be enshrined in one of the T20 World Cup’s greatest moments ever, but for all the wrong reasons.

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How do you split them, Ricky Ponting on Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi and his fast bowling rival

Ricky Ponting said how do you split Pakistan seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi and India speedster Jasprit Bumrah, and choose which one is the better bowler

Ricky Ponting: “Look, how do you split those two guys? They are two of the best performing bowlers in the world in the last couple of years in all formats of the game”

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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting was unable to decide whether Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi or his India fast bowling rival Jasprit Bumrah was the better bowler.

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Superior 360-degree player than Pakistan captain Babar Azam, Ricky Ponting on dynamic power-hitter with a much better strike-rate

Ricky Ponting said Jos Buttler is a superior 360-degree player than Pakistan captain Babar Azam

Ricky Ponting: “You look at their strike-rates though and there is no comparison there, Buttler is much more dynamic, sort of a more 360-degree player than Babar is”

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Australia legend Ricky Ponting said England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler is more of a “360-degree player” than Pakistan captain Babar Azam.

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He is a champion player, Ricky Ponting on Pakistan virtuoso who always finds a way to get the job done

Ricky Ponting said Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi is a champion player

Ricky Ponting: “Sometimes you just have to stick with them and pick them and let them go because champion players will find a way to get the job done”

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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi is a champion player as he always finds a way to get the job done for the men in green.

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Best is still to come, Ricky Ponting says be prepared for insanely good Pakistan wicket-taking machine to get even better

Ricky Ponting said the best is still to come from Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi

Ricky Ponting: “He (Afridi) has got better and better and hopefully the best is still to come”

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Australia great Ricky Ponting said be prepared as he believes “the best is still to come” from Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.

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