And Shastri echoed those thoughts, with the pair unpacking Pakistan’s dilemma when speaking with host Sanjana Ganesan on the latest episode of The ICC Review.
“If you’re 15 off 18 balls, you’re not just putting pressure on yourself, you’re putting pressure on the guy at the other end,” Ponting said.
“The guy at the other end then knows that he’s got to be the one to take up the boundary scoring. Babar needs to hit boundaries early on. He needs to get off and going, he needs two boundaries in his first six balls, otherwise the whole momentum of the game is going to change every time he goes in.”