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'He could really win you the World Cup' - Ricky Ponting pushes Tim David case

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes Tim David is the type of player who could win the Australia T20 World Cup, comparing his game-winning abilities to 2003 50-over World Cup star Andrew Symonds. Ponting, who recently took on the role of chief strategist at Hobart Hurricanes where David played in the BBL, suggested that if he were an Australian voter, he would find a place for a strong right-hand man on the Australian side despite the reality of the 2022 T20 World Host. The cup defended the title they won without David in the squad last year. He compared David’s power stroke to that of his late friend Symonds, who came on last-minute in Australia’s 2003 World Cup squad and dominated by scoring a brilliant 143 not-comes in the opening game against Pakistan and another 91 wins not coming off the game. semifinal against Sri Lanka. “If I were a picky eater, I would love to have someone like that on my team,” Ponting said. “If he plays or not, just to have that kind of attackin

Ponting and Khawaja flag BBL concerns amid new T20 league renaissance

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Australian cricket is under greater pressure than ever to attract big overseas talent to the BBL due to the huge amount of money that may be offered in the new South African and UAE T20 leagues which will run at the same time of year. , according to Ricky Ponting and Usman Khawaja. Ponting has moved into a team role in the BBL for the first time since playing and commenting on the tournament for the first 11 years after being appointed chief strategist at Hobart Hurricanes. He made his first major appointment Friday announcing Jeff Vaughan as head coach for the next three years alongside new assistants James Hopes and Darren Berry. Ponting and his new coaching staff held a three-hour meeting on Thursday night where they discussed Hurricane’s plans for the upcoming overseas draft to be held on August 28. Hurricane will have the last (8th) pick in the first two rounds after being drawn out last in a weighted lottery. But following developments that South Africa’s new T20 league has so