Ricky Ponting: Ricky Ponting sees a glimpse of Andrew Symonds in this player, can create panic in T20 World Cup

Now only four months are left for the start of T20 World Cup. Defending champion Australia is going to host this ICC tournament. Due to the World Cup to be held at home, there is also pressure on hosts Australia to save the title. In such a situation, Australia will try to present their claim with a strong team. At the same time, former captain Ricky Ponting has advised uncapped power heater player Tim to include David in the Australian team before the World Cup.

Ponting has recommended Tim David saying that he is a match winner player so he should be included in the team. 26-year-old David is performing brilliantly in the T20 format. This year he has so far scored 1002 runs at a strike rate of 183.51. Apart from this, David went out to bat in eight matches for Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League 2022 in which he scored 186 runs at a strike rate of 216.27.

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Talking to Cricket Australia, Ponting said, ‘If I were a selector, I would definitely pick a player like Tim David in my team. He is a player who has the potential to win you the World Cup. David is not a mediocre player to just make his way into the team. He is a big level player.

Former captain Ponting also compared Tim David to the late Andrew Symonds, who died in a car accident earlier this year. Ponting included Symonds in his team in the 2003 World Cup played in South Africa and he surprised everyone by playing an explosive innings of 143 runs in the opening match itself. This year, Australia won the title by defeating India in the final under Ponting’s captaincy.

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Symonds played for Australia in 26 Tests and 198 ODIs between 1998 and 2009. He was one of the best all-rounders in the world in his time.

Ponting said, ‘I see a glimpse of Symonds in David. If you give a chance to a player like this, he has the potential to win you tournaments. I know the current Australian team has some great players in the middle order but the kind of game that Tim has played in the last two years is no match for him.