Ricky Ponting showers praise on India’s standout performer in Champions Trophy win

Recently crowned as the number one men’s ODI batter, Gill notched a scintillating century - his second in a row in ODIs - to help inspire a six-wicket win for India over Bangladesh.

ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting believes the knock, and Gill’s recent surge in ICC Rankings is indicative of the 25-year-old’s brilliance in white-ball cricket.

Speaking to Sanjana Ganesan on The ICC Review podcast, Ponting heaped praise on the 25-year-old.

“He thoroughly deserves to be the number one ranked batsman in the world at the moment and it's a great sign for India that he's got his account underway early in the first game of a Champions Trophy,” he said.

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