IPL 2022: 'He Has Got Every Bit As Much Talent As I Had': Ricky Ponting Backs Delhi Capitals Batter To Play 100 Tests For India

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is seemingly perhaps one of the best players ever. He retired from the game in 2012, and from that point forward he has been into coaching. He was essential for the Mumbai Indians setup that came out on top for the championship in 2015 and, beginning around 2018, he is currently connected with the Delhi Capitals.

The Australian is knowledgeable about his players and comprehends what everyone brings to the table, and he has recently praised Indian hitter Prithvi Shaw. The 22-year-old Mumbaikar has been essential for the Delhi side starting around 2018 and has worked widely with Ricky Ponting. This year, Ponting’s key is to get the best out of Shaw, as he feels that the previous U-19 World Cup-winning captain has the stuff to play 100 Tests for India.

Here To Help Youngsters Achieve Their Dream Of Representing Their Country: Ricky Ponting

“If I look at Prithvi’s play, he has got every bit as much talent as I had, if not more, and I want to be able to turn him into a player that plays over 100 Test matches for India and represents his country as much as possible.

If I look back through the teams that I’ve been around, when I took over the Mumbai Indians, Rohit was very young, Hardik Pandya hadn’t played, Krunal hadn’t played. A lot of the guys that I have coached there have gone on to play cricket for India, and that’s what I want to do here, “Ponting said on the Delhi Capitals podcast.

Shaw Impressing With His Attacking Approach

Shaw was one of the four players held by the Delhi side before the current year’s auction, and in the four matches he has played up until this point, Prithvi is intrigued with his attacking approach and has scored two fifties. With 160 runs to his name, he is his team’s top run-scorer, and in his last two innings, he made a 34-ball 61 against Lucknow Super Giants and 51 from only 29 balls against Kolkata Knight Riders to assist his side with getting off to a quick beginning.

Prithvi made his Test debut for India against West Indies in 2018 and in his first innings he scored 134 runs, yet he lost his position in the national squad from that point onward, first as a result of injury and afterward because of poor form and fitness.

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