Ponting praised team India’s efforts

Former Australian world cup winning captain Ricky Ponting praised Indian men’s T20 team for successfully defending the world cup crown.

“Hats off to them. Back to back world cup is no mean achievement. To beat them one need to play serious cricket,” he said.

Path to the winning podium

India played quality cricket to beat the West Indies (which was a virtual quarter final encounter), England and New Zealand in the semi finals and the Grand Finale respectively. In the semi finals and final india, batting first, put up 250+ runs on the scoresheet. This performance caught the attention of Punter (as Ricky Ponting widely known)

Contribution of Ricky Ponting towards cricket

Ricky Thomas Ponting, himself, led Australia to back to back 50 overs men’s One Day International (ODI) world cup triumph way back in 2003 and 2007 and thereby knows it’s significance.