Ricky Ponting on facing Jasprit Bumrah: ‘I’d charge him every ball, I’d run down the wicket, I’d hit him back over his head…that’s very much a joke’

Jasprit Bumrah picked up eight wickets in the first Test at Perth which helped India to thrash Australia by 295 runs to take a 1-0 lead. In his spell, the bowler looked unplayable at times and it was hard to predict where the next run was coming from for the Aussies.

Speaking of how he would deal with Bumrah former Australian cricketer Ricky Pointing said,” “I’d charge him every ball, I’d run down the wicket, I’d hit him back over his head. That’s very much a joke, but I’d try to be proactive and put pressure back on the bowler. I’d be reacting to the ball, but I’d be trying to score. Like I said, the reason that he’s so good is because he doesn’t let you score. The flip side of the best bowlers not letting you score is that the best batsmen don’t allow bowlers to bowl that way. That’s the way I would approach it as well.”

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