Virat Kohli will be the prized wicket that all Australians will look forward to in WTC Final: Ricky Ponting

Former Australia skipper and Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting reflected on his conversation with India flamboyant batter Virat Kohli from the ongoing IPL 2023 season. The Aussie legend revealed Kohli feels back to his ‘best form’ and stated that he would be the prized scalp all Australians would look for in the forthcoming World Test Championship (WTC) 2021-23 Final.

Notably, the two fierce rivals are set to lock horns following the conclusion of the top-tier league, starting on June 7 at the Oval in London. Speaking at the official curtain raiser for the event in New Delhi on Friday, May 19, Ponting spoke about his interaction with Kohli after DC’s match against RCB in Bengaluru.

Ponting further added that Kohli felt he was at his ‘absolute best’ as the Aussie great cited his scintillating ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Thursday, May 17.

“I caught up with Virat (Kohli) about a month ago when we played them in Bangalore. And I had a good chat to him about his batting and where he was at and his career. And he said to me then that he actually feels like he's almost back to his absolute best,” Ponting told during an interaction in the event.

“You probably saw that last night (Kohli’s ton against SRH), you know, he's had a very good IPL and I'm sure he'll be the prize wicket that all the Australians are looking forward to,” he added.

The Indian players will think of workload management: Ricky Ponting

With the matches coming thick and fast, it is no secret that the BCCI is attempting to devise a plan to manage the workload of the players ahead of the WTC Final. Ponting too highlighted the workload management, stating that the players in the IPL will look to balance both in order to put their best foot forward in the red-ball summit clash.

“The Indian players that are here playing in the IPL won't only be thinking about the IPL. They'll be on workload management stuff to make sure that they're right to bowl in a Test match in a couple of weeks’ time,” Ponting added.