Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has praised India’s all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Axer Patel and Hardik Pandya for his performance in the 2025 Champions Trophy, which India won under the leadership of Rohit Sharma.
On the latest version of the ICC review, Ponting said, “His all -rounders were correct through the tournament.” “(Rabindra) Jadeja, Acar Patel, Hardik Pandya, all were outstanding. I said that at the beginning of the tournament I felt that India would be really difficult due to its overall balance and that mixture of youth and experience, and once again, in a final, in a final, the captain stands up and works for his team.”
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Ponting discussed how the presence of three all-rounders in XI provided India with an extraordinary batting depth.
“They were a very well-balanced side anyway, but because they had a lot of all-rounder … when you met Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, who used the order on several occasions for that left-handed option, and along with Jadeja, they were very well balanced teams.
“The only thing you would probably say, they probably looked a little lighter on bowling fast, but as it did not need it. Where the role of Hardik Pandya really becomes important to be able to bowl with a new ball and to get some overs quickly that they can make it a little easier for the backndar of their powerplay and also complete it through the bold.
Exer Patel has shown significant improvement in his batting skills by working with Delhi Capital under the guidance of Ponting as a head coach.
Patel has enhanced his batting technology by adjusting the position of his front leg for lofing shots, maintaining his stance and developing scoring options on the wicket category.
“Exer Patel is the second one who I think this tournament requires a lot of credit. I think his bowling was as consistent and rock solid as you would ever see,” Ponting said. “Then, some of those small cameos played with the bat, which was coming earlier and stabilizing the ship and just making life a little easier for KL Rahul, Pandya and Jadeja for the lower order … I think he is entitled to a lot of credit for his tournament.”
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