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Australian legend Ricky Ponting has said that Jaspreet Bumrah will be the bowler who will take the most wickets in the upcoming T20 World Cup. He has also named the batsman who will score the most runs in the tournament. According to Ponting, Australia's star batsman Travis Head's bat will speak loudly in the World Cup and he will be the batsman who scores the most runs. This time the ninth edition of the T20 World Cup will be played in America and West Indies.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has placed Jasprit Bumrah at the top of the list of highest wicket-takers in the tournament. Ponting believes that Bumrah has been in great form since IPL 2024 and his ability to take advantage of the new ball will be important. Former Australia batsman Ricky Ponting said in the ICC Review, “Jasprit Bumrah will be the highest wicket-taker in this tournament in my opinion. I think he has been a great player and contributor for many years. He is coming off a great performance in the IPL recently.”
He further said, “He swings the new ball, finally after the IPL was over, his economy rate was less than seven runs per over. He takes wickets. He also bowls many difficult overs. When you bowl difficult overs in T20 cricket, you get a chance to take many wickets. So, I am with him.”
Ponting said, “My guess is that the top run-scorer will be Travis Head. I think whatever he has done in the last few years, whether it is red-ball or white-ball, it has been of the highest quality. I think he is playing fearless cricket at the moment. He has had his ups and downs in the IPL, but when it has been good, it has been great and it has won many matches of cricket for his team.”