After Australia defeated overwhelming favourites India by six wickets within the Cricket World Cup last on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting heaped reward on Pat Cummins for his “faultless captaincy” and picked out a “gutsy transfer” that influenced the ultimate.
Cummins received the toss at Ahmedabad, and to everybody shock, requested Indian to bat first. Even Indian skipper Rohit Sharma admitted that he would have batted first had he received the toss.
That second proved pivotal, because the Indian staff confronted a uncommon batting droop and will solely put up a complete of 240 runs. The five-time champions chased down the entire with six wickets in hand, due to Travis Head scoring 137.
When Ponting was requested about Cummins’ captaincy after the finale, he first dismissed the questions which have endured over Cummins’ management.
“I don’t know the place the negativity’s come from as a result of there’s been no actual foundation for it. You have a look at their total Check report since he’s been captain, it’s excellent. And now he’s a World Cup-winning captain, a World Check Championship-winning captain and a captain who retained the Ashes, in order that negativity must be put apart now.
“I feel that’s (his captaincy) been nearly faultless, to be trustworthy. “I believed his management really has obtained higher and higher proper by means of the event,” he mentioned on Sky Sports activities on Sunday
Then he pinpointed a gutsy name Cummins had made.
“Any captain deciding to bowl first on the toss, that’s a gutsy, brave transfer. Australia felt that if they might bowl properly on that dry wicket early on and limit India, batting was gonna get simpler within the second innings – however everyone knows when you get that decision unsuitable and also you lose the sport, that’s an enormous resolution to make for a comparatively younger captain,” mentioned Ponting who led Australia to World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007.