Ricky Ponting: “Babar Azam and Shubman Gill are two recent batters who felt no problem in batting against the bounce on [an] Australia tour”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has praised Pakistan batsman Babar Azam for his ability to bat against short-pitched bowling.
Ricky Ponting: “They haven’t been able to give their best back to their team. Those two guys had to stand up, they had to make big runs, and they haven’t been able to do it”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has called out Pakistan ODI captain Mohammad Rizwan and batsman Babar Azam for failing to “make big runs” and give their best in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ricky Ponting: “Saim Ayub is a high-quality player, and his absence is a massive gap to fill”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan have a “massive gap to fill” after opening batsman Saim Ayub missed the 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ricky Ponting: “Babar has been a bit up and down in recent years, but if he and Rizwan can bring their A-games, that’s when Pakistan becomes incredibly dangerous”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting has admitted that Pakistan limited overs skipper Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam have to “bring their A-games” in the ongoing 2025 Champions Trophy.
Ricky Ponting: “Pakistan’s fast bowling brigade is very, very good. Led by Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, who’ve been terrific in recent series, they have the pace and skill to trouble any batting line-up”
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Iconic Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting said Pakistan fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah “have the pace and skill to trouble any batting line-up”.
Ricky Ponting: “Mohammad Asif was a very good player, a seam and swing bowler, very good and very skilful”
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Legendary Australia captain and batsman Ricky Ponting has praised former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif, saying he was “very good and very skilful”.
Ricky Ponting: “He’s the sort of player that I love watching. Aggressive player that takes the game on, and wears his heart on his sleeve a little bit”
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Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Pakistan limited overs skipper Mohammad Rizwan is “the sort of player that I love watching”.
Ricky Ponting: “Saim Ayub looks like a terrific player with a bright future ahead”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting is confident Pakistan opening batsman Saim Ayub has “a bright future ahead” as he “looks like a terrific player”.
Ricky Ponting: “The biggest challenge is how they get Babar back into their side. They’ve got to find a way to get Babar back into form and back into their [Test] team”
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Legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the “biggest challenge” Pakistan have right now is finding a way to get batsman Babar Azam “back into form and back into their [Test] team”.
Ricky Ponting: “This might be exactly what Babar needs. Maybe Babar needs to get away for a while and stop trying too hard. Lock the kit bag away for a while”
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Iconic Australia captain Ricky Ponting has suggested that Pakistan batsman Babar Azam “lock the kit bag away” and take a short break from playing cricket.