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.
Ricky Ponting: “He’s probably not (at his peak)”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Pakistan skipper Babar Azam isn’t at his peak yet, meaning he expects the 28-year-old to become an even better batsman.
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.
Ricky Ponting: “He now holds the key for Pakistan”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting said left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi holds the key for Pakistan.
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.
Ricky Ponting: “Babar Azam, he is technically a better player than Buttler”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is better than England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler technique-wise.
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.
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.
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.
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.
