Former Australia Cricket Team skipper Ricky Ponting has claimed that the India Cricket Team doesn’t fear the big stage. The former Delhi Capitals coach has claimed that the Indian batters have now adapted well to the overseas conditions. He further claimed that the youngsters in IPL too have been fearless at any stage of the game.
Ponting went on to point out that strong leadership has helped the team grow. On of the biggest wins came when India went on to breach the fortress, aka Gabba. Pointing voiced out claiming that India’s fearless attitude could also be owing to their strong squad selection.
“They won a game at the Gabba, which just doesn’t happen. I think their batsmen adapt to overseas batting conditions very well. I don’t think they’re as daunted by the Gabba or the Optus Oval, as they maybe once were. Maybe it is a selection thing, or they just don’t fear the big stage anymore,” said Ponting on Sky Sports.
“Their fast-bowling depth is great. The leadership in the last 6-7 years has been strong, going back to Kohli’s start of captaincy, played a big role in turning the cricket around and Dravid has continued the same in the recent four years. The influence of someone like that [Kohli] around a team would be great and they’ve got star players,” said Ponting.
IPL helps youngsters become fearless
The former Delhi Capitals skipper has claimed that the Indian youngsters have developed a lot via the tournament. For the past 10 years the young guys have developed well withing the system.
“For the last 10 years being around the IPL, I’ve noticed that a lot of the young guys [don’t fear the big stage anymore] as the IPL is high-pressure, it is like a World Cup for them. Their batsmen are all very aggressive stroke-making players. They are not scared of failing,” Ponting concluded.
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