Ricky Ponting Names His ODI Captaincy Candidate

Ricky Ponting Names His ODI Captaincy Candidate. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels that once Aaron Finch retires, Pat Cummins will lead the side in the 50-over format.

Earlier this month, Aaron Finch announce his retirement from ODIs and 50-over cricket after a three-match series against Zimbabwe. Finch has struggled in this format recently, so his decision should not come as a huge surprise. With his retirement, Australia is now seeking for a new ODI captain. Former skipper Ricky Ponting feels Pat Cummins will lead the side in the 50-over format.

“To be honest, I believe it will be Pat Cummins. I realize he doesn’t play every ODI for obvious reasons, but his workload in Test cricket quite high in recent years. As has that of all fast bowlers “Ponting said on the ICC Review.

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Ricky Ponting Names ODI Captaincy Candidate

“I’m sure they’re keeping a close eye on Cummins, (Josh) Hazlewood. (Mitchell) Starc to ensure they’re fully fit and well for the big Test series. But, to be honest, I’d be astonish if it wasn’t Pat Cummins “He continue.

Cricket Australia imposed a leadership suspension on Steve Smith. David Warner for their roles in the Sandpaper Gate (ball-tampering affair) against South Africa in the Cape Town Test in 2018.

“I’m simply basing this on what’s occurred with Steve Smith – he’s now the Test vice-captain again, after being the captain and really at the heart of the whole issue in Cape Town,” Ponting explained.

“He is now the Test vice-captain, which implies that if Pat Cummins misses a Test, Steve Smith will take over as Australia’s Test captain once more. So, if that’s the case, and everything else is equal and reasonable, I think it’s fine for David Warner’s name to be used (in the ring). Not that he should be made captain, but he should be permit to participate in the discussion “He continue.

When question about Finch’s retirement decision, Ponting state “Actually, I wasn’t shock. Personally, I thought he was probably one game or one failure away from being released anyhow. That’s how horrible his past 12 months of one-day international cricket have been.”

“I believe it was the appropriate moment. I felt it was extremely honourable, too, what he stated, that stepping down now provides the future captain a decent amount of time to prepare himself and his squad for the next World Cup “he said

Finch played 146 One-Day Internationals during his career, averaging 38.89 with the bat, and his 17 ODI hundreds are the third-most by an Australian player.

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