T20 World Cup:Tim David Will be a Huge Asset if he Makes Australia’s T20 World Cup squad Says Ricky Ponting

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting believes power-hitter Tim David has all of the qualities wanted to win the ICC T20 World Cup if he is chosen within the nationwide aspect, including the 26-year-old reminded him of “Andrew Symonds back in the 2003 (ODI) World Cup”.

Australia are the reigning T20 World Cup champions and can get a probability to defend the title after they host the match in October-November this 12 months. Though David has but to make his Australia debut regardless of setting the worldwide T20 circuit alight together with his ending flourish over the previous few years, he has proven his capacity to hit the ball onerous within the Indian Premier League.

The middle-order power-hitter is presently the format’s third-highest run-getter worldwide this 12 months with 1,002 runs at a strike charge of 183.51, based on cricket.com.au. He completed the IPL because the profitable league’s main striker amongst batters to have confronted greater than 25 balls — 186 runs at a strike charge of 216.27 from eight matches.

“If I was a selector, I’d love to have someone like that in my team,” Ponting was quoted as saying within the report. “He’s an out and out match winner. He’s the sort of player that could actually win you a World Cup; he’s not just the average run of the mill guy that might just sneak into a squad.”He really jogs my memory a little bit of (late) Andrew Symonds again within the 2003 (ODI) World Cup. You know that if you get them in and provides them a chance that they’re a probability of profitable a match for you.

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 “That’s how I’d be looking at him right now and I know there’s some other quality players in the middle-order for Australia but probably none of them boasts a resume as good as Tim’s over the last two years,” added Ponting.

While David is greater than eager to play a half in Australia’s title defence at dwelling this 12 months, time may be operating out for his choice within the squad because the occasion is lower than three months away. David first has to be named within the nationwide squad earlier than he could make his T20I debut.”(David’s) a very, excellent and really harmful T20 participant that I’m certain the Australian selectors are considering lengthy and onerous about for the World Cup in a couple of months’ time,” mentioned the veteran cricketer.

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