Ricky Ponting made a bold claim about Australia's campaign, but expressed his worries at facing England in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup.
David Warner was at his devastating best when he smashed his first century since making a comeback from his year-long ban and helped his side beat Pakistan by 41 runs.
Ricky Ponting defended Australia's top-order after it failed to fire against India and said the opening pair of Aaron Finch-David Warner is among the best in the world.
Ricky Ponting is considering the game against West Indies as a wake-up call and hoping for Australia to bounce back against India.
Ricky Ponting said there were concerns about the middle-order's ability to play spin a year ago but the return of David Warner and Steve Smith has strengthened the team.
Jos Buttler has been in tremendous form over the last couple of months and is expected to be England's middle-order linchpin in the 2019 World Cup.
Ponting who is a dual World Cup-winning captain and three-times trophy winner will be there as a specialist coach with the Australian team for the showpiece event.
Shaw admitted that he was not a good fielder but worked on it as he felt it would be an important aspect in making it to the national team.
Delhi Capitals have been the revelation of IPL 2019 with a brilliant brand of cricket, complimented by a level-headed management.
Rabada's absence will thus massive affect the balance of Delhi Capitals, who will be aiming to win their last league game against Rajasthan Royals Saturday, to give themselves two shots in the knock-out stages.
Asked to reveal the secret behind Delhi's resurrection this season, the India opener points at the two men at the helm of affairs - head coach Ricky Ponting and advisor Ganguly.
The Delhi Capitals sit second on the points table with a tally of 14 points from their 11 matches, which include seven wins and four losses.
Shaw said coach Ricky Ponting, advisor Sourav Ganguly and assistant coach Mohammad Kaif have stitched the team into an effective unit.
Speaking about Pant's disappointment after being left out of the preliminary World Cup squad which was announced earlier this month, Ponting opined that the 21-year-old would have been "absolutely devastating" in English conditions.
Commenting on the decision to play Keemo Paul over Sandeep Lamichhane, the official said that Ponting felt that the team should look to keep the winning momentum going and not make too many changes.
Ponting met Pant on Monday night, hours after the India squad was announced with Dinesh Karthik being preferred over the 21-year-old for the reserve wicketkeeper's slot.
Once the left-hander gets going, he becomes a nightmare for the bowlers but the 21-year-old often gets criticised for playing rash shots.
Ponting went on to add that nobody would want to play SRH on a wicket like the one on Thursday.
Ricky Ponting feels that the team cannot over-rely on Rishabh Pant, and the other batsmen too need to rise to the challenge.
Rishabh Pant has set the tone with a blistering 78 off 27 balls against Mumbai Indians during Delhi Capitals' 37-run win in Mumbai on Sunday.
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