Ricky Ponting backs Kohli to perform in ongoing Border-Gavaskar series

Australia great Ricky Ponting has once again backed outofform batter Virat Kohli but suggested that India should consider a change to their batting order should they qualify for the ICC World Test Championship Final at The Oval in JuneKohli has managed just 111 runs from five innings during the ongoing BorderGavaskar against Australia and will once again come up against the same opposition should India clinch the final spot in the World Test Championship decider with a victory in the fourth Test in Ahmedabad this weekPonting discussed Kohlis current woes with the bat with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review Im not looking at anybodys form in this Test series because for a batsman it has just been an absolute its been a nightmare For Virat Ive said it before I say it over and over Champion players always find a way and yes it might seem like hes in a bit of a drought at the moment and he might not be scoring the runs that we all expect him to score Ponting saidAnd certainly you know hes a realist as well And we all know as batsmen when youre struggling and not scoring runs you dont need anybody else to tell you Youre pretty aware of it yourself But no Im every day of the week putting my hand up and not even showing any sort of concern for Virat Kohli Because I know he will bounce back he addedAlso readRicky Ponting fears tragic end to Australia batting mainstay David Warners Test careerPonting knows conditions in England in June will be vastly different to what the teams are currently facing in the subcontinent and believes that India should consider a change to their batting order should they reach the World Test Championship finalExperienced righthander KL Rahul was recently dropped for Shubman Gill at the top of Indias batting order but Ponting thinks there is a way that both players can feature at The OvalRahul has scored two of his seven Test centuries in England including an impressive 149 at The Oval back in 2018 and Ponting thinks the 30yearold could be an option to be utilised in Indias middleorderWith someone like KL Rahul having gone out of this side and Shubman Gill having come in both these guys have played a bit of Test match cricket and you could potentially have both of those guys in the same team Maybe Shubman could start at the top and KL could potentially move down into the middle order because hes played cricket in those English conditions before albeit at the top of the order Ponting suggestedPonting urged both India and Australia to keep the English conditions in mind while selecting the best XI that can prosper during the oneoff Test showpiece Because its just a oneoff Test match it will be really important to pick the team that you think is going to have the most success in those conditions But one thing we know about the UK is that the ball swings for long periods of time during the day And if the overhead conditions are suitable then the ball tends to swing right the way through an inning Ponting notedThe former Aussie captain talked about the venue of the World Test Championships final and suggested that the teams playing in the final must analyze the conditions and decide the playing eleven according to it given the final will be a oneoff affairThe Oval can be a really really good place to bat as long as the sun is out its probably as good a wicket as any in the UK So I think thats what it would come down to for India It would just come down to assessing the conditions and then maybe forgetting about this last series thats just been played The conditions that were seeing here in India are quite extreme If it was Australia and India they would both look at the conditions and pick the team that they think was best to win that oneoff game Ponting mentionedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever