‘I would replace Jasprit Bumrah with Arshdeep Singh, not Harshit Rana’: Ricky Ponting | Cricket News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australian cricket legend Ricky Ponting has expressed his choice for Arshdeep Singh over Harshit Rana as a alternative for the injured Jasprit Bumrah in India’s opening match of the Champions Trophy towards Bangladesh.
Ponting’s suggestion comes regardless of Rana’s commendable efficiency forward of the ICC occasion, citing Arshdeep’s superior skill to bowl throughout all phases of a 50-over match.
According to Ponting, Arshdeep’s abilities, significantly with the brand new ball and in demise overs, intently match these of Bumrah, which India will miss.
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“I would go with the left-armer and I’d go with Arshdeep (to replace Bumrah),” Ponting advised The ICC Review.
“We know how good he’s been in T20 cricket and if you think about the skill set, he probably provides a similar skill set to what Bumrah does with new ball and death overs and that’s what India will miss. That’s taking nothing away from Harshit Rana because I think he has got a lot of talent and we know what he can do with the new ball, but I don’t think his death skills are as good as what Arshdeep Singh’s are.”
Ponting additionally highlighted the strategic benefit of having a left-arm quick bowler within the staff, emphasizing their significance in huge tournaments, particularly towards predominantly proper-handed batting line-ups.

“And just that left-arm variation, someone that can bowl left-arm with a new ball and move the new ball. We know how important they are and crucial they can be, especially in big tournaments when you’ve got a lot of right-handers at the top. I would personally lean that way if I was India,” Ponting defined.
He additionally famous the constructive indicators for India, with key gamers like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli regaining type within the current ODI collection towards England, and Shreyas Iyer’s efficiency strengthening the center order.

“It’s great to see Shreyas Iyer back in the team and playing well in the middle order. He was great,” he added.
“More importantly for India, (Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli) were back scoring runs and that’s what they need going into big tournaments. Rohit, Virat, your experienced players, you need them to stand up in the big tournaments in the big moments. So, everything for India right now, with the exception of the loss of Bumrah, everything else looks in good order.”