Ricky Ponting, the three-time World Cup winner, continues to stick by his prediction that Australia will win the upcoming five-match series against India 3-1. Ponting's judgment stems from a few glaring issues pulling India down – the failure of their top order and the absence of Mohammed Shami,

Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia, former skipper Ricky Ponting predicted that the Baggy Greens will dominate the Rohit Sharma-led side in the five-match series. Ponting predicted a 3-1 triumph when quizzed on the series result in August and the former Australia captain still feels comfortable with his decision after watching India's recent series defeat to New Zealand and the loss of key pacer Mohammed Shami to injury for the upcoming tour.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has chosen Nathan McSweeney over young talent Sam Konstas for the opening spot in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. Ponting praised McSweeney's experience and recent performance in an unofficial 'Test' match,

Ricky Ponting has backed the Baggy Greens to end India's dominance and win the upcoming edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy with a scoreline of 3-1.

After making his comeback to the red ball format, Rishabh Pant has been in brilliant form as he has collected a total of 422 runs in five games with an average of 46.88 alongside one hundred and three fifties to his name.