IND vs AUS: 'Jasprit Bumrah in the absence of Rohit Sharma..., Ricky Ponting's big statement before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Jasprit Bumrah: Ricky Ponting believes that Jasprit Bumrah will definitely be successful as a captain, but in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will have to play a dual role.

Ricky Ponting On Jasprit Bumrah: It is believed that Rohit Sharma will not be able to play the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will be the captain of Team India. Now before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has given a big statement. Ricky Ponting believes that Jasprit Bumrah will definitely succeed as a captain, but in the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will have to play a dual role. Jasprit Bumrah will have to work as a captain in addition to bowling. He also said that if Rohit Sharma is not a part of the first Test, then this will be a good opportunity for Jasprit Bumrah as a captain.

Jaspreet Bumrah has captained the Indian team almost 2 years ago. This fast bowler captained against England in Birmingham. Ricky Ponting said I think captaincy is not very easy. I remember when Pat Cummins was made the captain of Australia, there was a lot of talk about how much bowling he would be able to do. He probably won't be able to bowl much, but I think Jaspreet Bumrah is very experienced, he knows when he has to bowl. Apart from this, there is no shortage of experienced players around Jaspreet Bumrah.

It is worth noting that a 5-Test match Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played between India and Australia. This series is starting on 22 November. The first Test between the two teams will be played from 22 November to 26 November. After this, both the teams will face each other from 6 December. The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played from 14 December to 18 December. The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played from 26 December at the Melbourne ground. At the same time, the fifth and last Test of this series is to be played in Sydney from 3 January.