Power hitting is not everything… Ricky Ponting said before India-Pakistan match

New Delhi. The pitch on which the matches are being played in New York, USA, is considered to be excellent for bowlers and extremely dangerous for batsmen. Ricky Ponting, the captain who led Australia to two World Cup victories, believes that power hitting is not everything. It is not necessary to have only power hitting ability to win the World Cup. He said that India will also have to do something similar by overcoming mental barriers to end the ICC title drought.

On paper, India have a strong team but the team last won an ICC title in the form of the Champions Trophy in 2013. Since then, India has been waiting for an ICC trophy. Speaking to PTI in New York, Ponting said that the Indian team will have to find a way to deal with the tremendous pressure from their fans. He said, “You have to make it clear that your focus is on the tournament, not on worrying about external pressure or thinking too far ahead.”

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There is no dearth of talent in India…
Ricky Ponting said, “There is no dearth of talent in the Indian team but we should not forget that winning the World Cup is not easy. All the best players of the world play together in it.” Ponting, who led Australia to victory in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups, said, “It is related to the mentality. How you face the pressure. How you think in a pressure situation is the difference between victory and defeat.”

India lacks power hitters…
He said, “Your best players always have to play well in the World Cup. Australian teams always know how to perform well at the right time in big tournaments.” Six months ago, Australia won the ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Pat Cummins by performing well at the right time. The Indian team may not have power hitters like Australia, England or South Africa, but Ponting believes that they have enough talent to play in the conditions of the West Indies. The knockout matches are to be held in the West Indies.

Power hitting isn't everything…
Ponting said, “Power hitting is not everything, strike rate is also important. The strike rate of Indian batsmen is no less than anyone. Australia has Marsh, Stoinis, Maxwell or Cameron Green while South Africa has Stubbs, Klaasen or David Miller. They have strength but if we look at the Indian team, Suryakumar Yadav is capable of scoring runs on any ground. ” He said, “Rishabh Pant is performing well. They also have Hardik Pandya. His batting is as dangerous as the rest of the teams. I think Australia, India, England and South Africa will play the semi-finals. This South African team looks very strong. I would be surprised if none of these four teams win the title.”

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