The BCCI took a decision to appoint Shubman Gill as the captain of India in Test format over Jasprit Bumrah and this sparked a big debate. Bumrah was named as the captain in last three Test matches including two in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy where he even led India towards dashing victory in Perth. But in the Sydney Test he sustained a back injury which even ruled him out of the Champions Trophy.
Former Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting has now come in support of BCCI’s decision to not appoint him as the Test captain of India. Speaking on ICC review, Ponting highlighted the importance of a captain that was available full-time and he even praised Shubman Gill’s leadership in IPL 2025. Ricky Ponting wants the selectors to also back him for long adding that transition came at the right time for India.
“I actually think it’s the right move. I know there’s a lot of other people out there, pundits out there saying they can’t understand why it wasn’t Bumrah and why they have gone to Shubman, but I think it’s pretty simple,” Ponting said.
“Bumrah’s injuries are holding him back a bit in the last couple of years and you don’t want that with a captain. You can’t have a captain coming in and missing games here and there. So I think it’s the right decision. Now that they’ve made it, it’s one they’ve got to stick with and give him a good crack at it for a long period of time.”
“Even just looking back at the way he’s handled this current GT team through this IPL, I think leadership sits really well with him,” Ponting said.
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“And the important thing for me with leadership as well is if you’re a batter and you’re a captain, you have to be scoring runs. And Shubman is doing that in IPL and I think the timing is right. I think you’ll have a good captain who’ll make a lot of Test runs going forward.”
