Australia will win the final, and I'll have to say that, according to Ponting, who believes that India and Australia will be the two teams competing in it.
Digital Desk: Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting appears to believe that India and hosts Australia will meet in the final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup later this year and that Aaron Finch's team will triumph over Rohit Sharma's team.
Ponting has recently observed a lot of Twenty20 cricket, having served as Justin Langer's assistant for some time, served as the head coach of the Delhi Capitals in the IPL for the past five years, and provided commentary for Big Bash League games.
The two-time World Cup-winning captain accepts that some luck is necessary to win a significant ICC trophy. Still, the 47-year-old is strong on the teams he believes have the best chance of succeeding in Australia after closely observing and analysing the best players from around the world.
In the most recent episode of The ICC Review, Ponting stated, "I think India and Australia will be the two playing in the final, and I will just have to say that Australia will beat them in the final."
"The defending champions have home field advantage, which was one factor that made Australia's victory in the most recent World Cup, though not particularly noteworthy, just a little bit better for them.
"The fact that a lot of people, including myself, thought when they went to UAE, the conditions that they were going to have to face on the back of the IPL, I thought the conditions might have been the thing that prevented them from winning it." "However, they found a way," he added.
The former Australian captain also gave a few other teams a chance to ride their luck all the way to the title decider at the MCG on November 13.
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