New Delhi: Ricky Ponting is counted among the best captains of world cricket. Ponting made Australia the world champion twice under his captaincy. Along with this, he also gave his team many memorable victories in Test cricket. Ricky Ponting met his old teammate recently. Ponting shared a great picture of that meeting on Instagram. Former Australia head coach Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Matthew Hayden, Darren Lehmann, Andy Bickell, Adam Gilchrist, Greg Blewett, Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson are seen in the shared picture. Ponting captioned the photo, ‘The band is back together. Ricky Ponting’s post got many reactions. Rushabh Pant wrote, ‘All are with the boss.’ At the same time, Australian opener David Warner commented, ‘Miss you Ricky.
A few days ago, Ricky Ponting predicted the winning team of the match between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup. In that match to be held at the Dubai International Stadium, Ponting has called the Indian team as a contender for victory. Adding all the international matches, Pakistan team has been heavy on India. But in the Asia Cup, India won 7 out of 13 matches against the neighboring country. At the same time, Pakistan won five matches while one match went without a result.
Lots of depth in Indian team: Ponting
Ponting expects a tough battle between the two sides, but feels India have enough depth to finish the match. In an episode of ICC, the former captain of Australia said, ‘I will be with India in the struggle against Pakistan. That is not taking anything away from Pakistan as it is an amazing cricketing nation that consistently produces superstar players. Ponting said, ‘It’s always difficult to get ahead of India in any tournament, not just the Asia Cup. But I think whenever we talk about the T20 World Cup, I think India will do well in it. The depth of the Indian team is definitely better than other teams and I think India will win the Asia Cup.