Australia lacks a finisher going into the T20 WC, says Ponting

Sydney, May 29 (PTI): Former captain Ricky Ponting feels Australia lacks a ‘finisher’ in the mould of former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni or all-rounder Hardik Pandya despite the abundance of experienced players ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Ponting also feels that unearthing a reliable middle or lower-order batsman who can keep wickets could kill two birds with one stone.
“The spot they (Australia) have always been worried about is that finishing role. It’s a very specialist position to be able to go in with three of four overs to go, with 50 runs needed and be able to do it,” Ponting was quoted as saying in cricket.com.au. “Dhoni has been in that one spot his whole career and no wonder he’s so good at it. Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard are similar – these guys continually win games of cricket for their country and in the IPL, they’re used to going in batting at those spots,” he added.
Ponting, who coached Delhi Capitals in the currently-suspended Indian Premier League, said one of the reasons for Australia not having a good ‘finisher’ was that all of the best batsmen of the country bat in top four in Big Bash League. “So you’ve actually got no one that’s consistently batting in that area. That’s what we’ve got to find,” said the 46-year-old legendary batsman.