Ponting, a three-time ICC Cricket World Cup winner including two times as captain, is the 25th Australia cricketer to be formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Ponting advised Australia to carry forward the winning momentum to the third Test at Melbourne.
Ponting stated that whatever happened on the field was "lighthearted" and "quite funny at times."
Ponting believes the nature of the new-look Perth pitch will suit the Australians.
Ponting said that Sharma was about six-inches over the crease and the mistake was so obvious to be noticed by the on-field umpire but the same did not happen.
A group of Australian spectators were not happy with Kohli's celebration in the first innings of the hosts, so they got back at him by booing.
Had he been the captain, Ponting says he wouldn't have allowed Kohli to get a good start.
Ponting also predicted that right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood will be the leading wicket-taker in the series.
India will take on Australia in the opening Test starting at Adelaide on December 6 and Ponting said on Monday that Usman Khawaja would do well at No.3.
Australia have failed to fix their batting woes after the suspensions to their star players in Steve Smith and David Warner.
He previously led Chhattisgarh in their debut Ranji Trophy season and acted as the mentor for the young team.
For the purposes of this piece, I will restrict the analysis to comparing the Delhi batsman's stats with the greats when they turned 30.
Australia would go on to lose narrowly, then escape with a draw at Old Trafford despite being thoroughly outplayed, but it was England who won the series 2-1.
The 43-years-old added that the same thing happens to the Australian cricketers when they play in the sub-continent and face spin bowlers.
Australia are slated to play their first Test against Pakistan from October 7 in Dubai followed by the second match at Abu Dhabi from October 16.
Ponting further suggested that he should be given more playing opportunities as it would help him to get better and better in the subcontinent conditions.
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly are also members of the committee, and they gave their views on a variety of issues facing world cricket.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting said Virat Kohli is the world's best current batsman since Australia's Steve Smith is serving a 12-month ban.
Rahul Dravid is only the fifth player from India to be inducted while Ricky Ponting is the 25th Australian.
Ponting, who has been an assistant coach for Australia's T20 side twice before, will fit his coaching duties around commentary work that he was already scheduled to do during the series.
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