Ricky Ponting has cautioned Jasprit Bumrah and said that doing captaincy won't be easy in Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australian batting great Ricky Ponting has backed Jasprit Bumrah to shoulder the dual responsibility of spearheading the Indian pace attack as well as leading the team if Rohit Sharma misses the opening Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth.

Australian great Ricky Ponting has backed pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to step up as India captain in Rohit Sharma's absemce against Australia.

Ricky Ponting backs Jasprit Bumrah's captaincy potential for the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test, highlighting his experience and leadership qualities. He believes Bumrah will effectively utilize the experience of senior players like Virat Kohli and Ravichandran Ashwin.

Here's what Ricky Ponting feels about Jasprit Bumrah potentially leading India in the first Test, if Rohit Sharma ends up missing the series opener.