'Stick to him ...': Ricky Ponting makes a daring appeal to Shubman Gill's future as India Test Captain | Mint

Former Australia captain and coach of Punjab Kings, Ricky Ponting, supported the choice of BCCI to choose Shubman Gill as the next Test captain of India before veterans on the side like Jasprit Bumrah and Kl Rahul. Ponting also said that Captaincy seems to work well for Gill, such as clearly with his performances in the IPL wehre, the batter led his team to the playoffs. Ricky Ponting on Shubman Gill’s Test captainhood: Talking to the ICC overview of Gill’s captaincy, Ponting said: “I actually think it’s the right step,” I know there are many other people out there, experts out there and say they can’t understand why it wasn’t, and why they went to Shubman, but I think it’s pretty simple. ” Ponting added when asked about the decision not to appoint Bumrah as the next Indian Test captain, Ponting said: ‘Bumrah’s injuries hold him back a little in the last few years, and you don’t want it with a captain. You can’t have a captain coming here and there, and I think I think it’s the right decision. ” From time … even just to look back at the way he handled this current GT (Gujarat Titans) team through this IPL, I think leadership is very good at him. “Poning further. Fill these places with new players.