Virat Kohli: There are many star cricketers in Team India at the moment. They are not only seen on the cricket field but also in media, social media and advertisements. However, if we talk about the biggest superstar of the team, then Virat Kohli's name will undoubtedly come first. This player has a fan following of crores.

Apart from this, this Indian cricketer is much more than other cricketers in terms of earnings. However, now Virat's career is in its last phase. In such a situation, who will be India's next superstar, this question must be coming in the mind of the fans. Former Australian legendary captain Ricky Ponting gave his opinion on this yesterday. Let's know which player he called the next star.

Ricky Ponting called this young man the next Virat Kohli

There are many talented players in Team India at this time. These youngsters have earned recognition for themselves all over the world due to their talent at a very young age. Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rinku Singh and Abhishek Sharma are some of the names included in this list.

He is also being described as the replacement of veterans like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the Indian team. However, according to Ricky Ponting, Rituraj Gaikwad will be the next superstar of the Indian cricket team.

Proved his batting prowess on the Zimbabwe tour

The Zimbabwe tour went very well for right-handed batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad. Some excellent innings came off the bat of the 27-year-old player. While Ruturaj scored 77 runs in the second T20, he maintained his form in the third T20 and made an important contribution to his team by playing an innings of 49 runs. Looking at his performance, it is expected that he may be included in the 15-member team on the upcoming Sri Lanka tour.

His international career has been something like this

Rituraj Gaikwad, who made his international debut for India in 2021, has played 6 ODIs and 23 T20 matches so far. He has scored 115 runs in ODIs with the help of a half-century. At the same time, in limited overs cricket, this artistic batsman has scored 633 runs at a strike rate of 143.53.