Why ab de villiers is retires from international cricket

Speaking on the latest episode of the ICC Review, Ponting said, “Surya (Yadav) scores 360 degrees around the ground, a bit like an AB de Villiers did when he was in his actual prime. The lap shots, the late cuts, you know, the ramps over the keeper’s head. He can hit down the ground.”

Furthermore, Ponting added that Suryakumar should bat at number four in the Indian line-up. “He hits really well over the leg side, flicks to deep backward square particularly well, and he’s a good player of fast bowling and is a good player of spin bowling.”

Yadav, 31, has scored 672 runs at an average of 37.33 and a strike rate of 175.45 in 23 T20 matches and now sits at No.2 in the ICC T20 Batter Rankings, behind Pakistan skipper Babar Azam. “He’s a very, very exciting player and I’m sure someone that’s going to find himself in their team, not just their squad,” Ponting, who has seen Yadav up close in his early years at Mumbai Indians, said.

“I think you’d find him in their team for the T20 World Cup. And if he’s in that team, then I think all the fans in Australia are going to see a very, very good player. “He’s quite a confident person. He backs himself and he’s never going to step down from a challenge or any situation that arises in a game. I feel he thinks he can win that situation and therefore go on and win the game for his team.”

Asked whether Yadav would make India’s best XI, the former Australian skipper said he has “played better than anybody else in the Indian team for the last couple of series” and should be slotted at the top order. “It’s got to be in the top four, I think. I said stick with him (Virat Kohli) in his traditional spot, which has been number three,” Ponting, a two-time World Cup-winning captain, said.

“For Surya, it’s one, two or four. I think he can open, but I think he’s probably, you know, if you could probably just keep him away from the new ball, let him control the middle part of the game outside the Powerplay, through in the middle, and if he’s in at the end, you know what can happen.”

Yadav’s strike rate rises to 258.82 in the death overs in T20Is — in 34 balls he has smashed 88 runs with 15 of those deliveries going for boundaries. Ponting said: “I think in the top four is, well, actually I’ll go out on a limb: I don’t want him to open. I think number four is his best spot.” Australia will host the T20 World Cup in October-November.

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India’s most successful cricket skipper Dhoni, wrote, “Dhanya Asmi Bharatven.” Dhoni, who is the only Indian captain to have won all three major ICC trophies, captioned, with its Hindi and English translation: “I am blessed to be a Bharatiya.”

On August 15 2020, Dhoni posted on Instagram and captioned, “Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired.”

The legendary wicketkeeper-batsman has played 350 ODIs, 90 Tests and 98 T20Is for India and scored 4876 Test runs, 10773 ODI runs, and 1617 T20I runs in his illustrious career. The right-handed batter from Jharkhand made his debut in 2005 and went on to play for the country for another 14 years.

Meanwhile, on Monday, batting maestro Virat Kohli also followed Dhoni’s example as he also changed his Twitter DP to a Tricolour and posted: “75 glorious years. Proud to be an Indian. Happy Independence Day to all. Jai Hind.”

India is celebrating Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to mark 75 years of Independence after the end of British rule spanning two centuries. Wishes also poured in from Down Under with Australian opener David Warner, sharing his wish on social media.

“To all our family and friends in India, we wish you a Happy Independence Day. #india #love #secondhome #peace #independenceday,” Warner, who has many fans in India, wrote with a photo of the Tricolour.

Former English cricketer-cum-commentator Kevin Pietersen also put out an Independence Day greetings. He wrote in Hindi: “… Bharat garv karo aur lamba khade raho. Aap sabhi ke liye ek behtar kal ka nirmaan kar rahe hain (Be proud and stand tall Bharat. You are building a better tomorrow for all!).

(With PTI inputs)