Ricky Ponting backs out-of-form Suryakumar Yadav, says he can win World Cup for India | Cricket News – Act Daily News

NEW DELHI: Australia legend Ricky Ponting has come out in full help of out-of-form star India batter Suryakumar Yadav and feels that India ought to stick to him as a result of he is the type of participant who can win you a World Cup.
“His previous 12 or 18 months have been absolutely outstanding. And everyone around the world knows what Surya can do in white-ball cricket,” Ponting stated on ‘The ICC Review‘.
The former Australian skipper went on to mark out Suryakumar’s propensity to win massive video games, and referred to his distinctive run within the T20 format in latest instances.

“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.
“So that is undoubtedly the best way that I’d take a look at it for India. I would not be taking part in protected. I’d be going with match-winning gamers and I feel he is a match-winner.”

Talking about his recent ODI failures, Ponting said everyone goes through a lean patch in his career so what’s the big fuss about it.
Suryakumar has scored 172 ODI runs at an average of just 12.28 since his last ODI half-century in February 2022, but Ponting urged India to stick with the Mumbai batter despite his recent bleak run.
“Yeah, completely. Everyone of their profession goes by one thing like that,” Ponting noted.
“I imply, I’m unsure I’ve seen it earlier than the place somebody’s acquired three first-ball geese in a row in a whole sequence. But look, we have all been there. You have your ups and downs as worldwide gamers.”

Ponting also believed that the player could be best utilised at the number five spot.
“I feel he was solely batting at 5, wasn’t he? I do not suppose they need him a lot decrease than that, particularly after they’ve acquired Hardik (Pandya), (Ravindra) Jadeja and Axar (Patel), they have loads of batting,” Ponting stated.
“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.”