Ricky Ponting believes 'Pakistan's victory in T20 WC will highly depend on Babar Azam'.

DUBAI -- Australia's two-time World Cup-winning captain Ricky Ponting thinks that skipper Babar Azam will be key to success for Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2022.

Speaking in The ICC Review, Ponting said Pakistan's victory in the mega event will depend on how Babar performs.

"If Babar doesn't have a great tournament, I don't think they can win," Ponting stated.

"I saw him up close and personal a couple of years ago out here in a Test series against Australia and I said it then, I thought the sky was the limit for this guy as far as Test match batting (was concerned) and, if anything, he's probably got better and better in the last couple of years,

"Their openers are very important and their new-ball bowlers are very...

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