Ponting Backs Ishan Kishan For WTC Final!

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, a revered figure in cricket, revealed the Test mace for the World Test Championship (WTC Final), which will be contested by India and Australia at The Oval starting on June 7. Both teams will now shift their attention to the highly anticipated World Test Championship Final 2021-23, scheduled to take place following the conclusion of the ongoing IPL 2023.

In the Indian squad players like Rishabh Pant and Kl Rahul would be missing the WTC Final and for everyone surprise Indian team has got Ishan Kishan as option for wicket keeper batsmen. Pointing expressed his belief that the inclusion of Ishan Kishan in the Indian squad for the upcoming summit clash could greatly contribute to India’s success. Ponting referred to Kishan as an “X Factor,” highlighting the wicketkeeper-batsman’s potential to make a significant impact on the game.

Pointing said “But there is another X factor that has just been added in Ishan Kishan. If you look at the way he plays, he is probably the most like Rishabh Pant with his potential to keep and bat in the middle order,” Ponting.