'The cricket world deserves to see an unbelievably good Test match with a result' - Ricky Ponting on WTC final between India and Australia

The second edition of the World Test Championship (WTC) final will witness the clash between India and Australia at The Oval, in London, from June 7. This is India's second WTC final, having been defeated by New Zealand in the first edition in 2021.

Ahead of the red-ball mega event, former Australia captain and legend of the game, Ricky Ponting, said that both India and Australia must play tough and aggressive cricket to effect a result. The 48-year-old believes both teams have the players to play the aggressive brand of cricket required to avoid a draw in the WTC Final. He also urges both teams to take the chance of boosting the opponent to play aggressively and nearly equal odds of winning and losing the contest.

"The cricket world deserves to see an unbelievably good Test match with a result. We don't want a drawn game. So I will tell both captains let's go out there and play good hard aggressive Test match cricket and make sure there's a result at the end. Even if it means that you put yourself and the team on the line to potentially lose a game in order to win the game, then do it," Ponting told Star Sports. 

Ponting lauds England's brand of Test cricket 

The legendary Australian, Ricky Ponting used the example of how England have been playing Test cricket over the last year, under the captain-coach duo of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. The legendary batter also stated that the Stokes-led side have played Test cricket in an ideal manner. He believes both, Rohit Sharma and Pat Cummins, should play a similar brand of cricket to win the WTC final. 

"The really refreshing way that I have seen Test cricket being played over the past couple of years is how England play, the win-at-all-cost approach. They have played Test cricket the best way it should be played. I think both captains in the final should show that Test cricket can be played aggressively," Ponting added.