Former Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting has selected Jasprit Bumrah as the leading wicket-taker for the upcoming T20 World Cup, while predicting Travis Head to be the tournament’s top run-scorer. Anticipation is at an all-time high for the T20 World Cup, co-hosted by the USA and West Indies, starting on June 2.
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Ricky Ponting Picks His Star Performers For T20 World Cup
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting backs Bumrah to dominate the wicket-takers’ list, citing his excellent form from IPL 2024 and his crucial ability to exploit the new ball. Bumrah was among the top wicket-takers in IPL 2024, securing 20 wickets in 13 matches with an economy rate of 6.48. The 30-year-old has been a key player for India in major tournaments and aims to replicate his success in India’s quest for an ICC title.
“I just think an outstanding performer, contributor for a number of years now. He’s just come off an outstanding IPL.
“What he can do with the new ball, he swings the new ball, he has the seam up. But at the end, his economy rate at the end of the IPL was less than seven runs an over. He takes wickets. He does bowl a lot of the hard overs too. When you bowl the hard overs in T20 cricket, it gives you a chance to pick up a lot of wickets along the way. So, I’m going with him.”
Ponting also picked Australia’s explosive opener, Head, to lead the run charts in the T20 World Cup. He praised Head’s fearless batting and his remarkable performance in IPL 2024 for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Head was outstanding, finishing as SRH’s highest run-scorer with 567 runs in 15 matches at a strike rate of 191.55, including four fifties and a 39-ball century.
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