Ponting and Shastri predict Champions Trophy finalists

Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri have named two firm contenders for this year’s ICC Champions Trophy Final.

Speaking to Sanjana Ganesan in a bumper episode of The ICC Review, the duo predicted India and Australia will fight out the final, based on their recent success in big tournaments and star-studded lineups.

While Shastri named England and South Africa as the other semi-finals prospects, the former India head coach tipped the 2023 Cricket World Cup finalists to go all the way in the eight-team tournament.

Ponting agreed.

“It's hard to go past India and Australia again,” Ponting told The ICC Review.

“Just think about the quality of players in both countries right now, and you look back in recent history when these big finals and big ICC events have come around and inevitably Australia and India are there somewhere.”

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