Ricky Ponting Made Big Prediction About Yuvraj Samra: Associate nation teams have also performed amazingly in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, due to which the excitement in the entire tournament has increased. In this year’s tournament, many times these small teams have given tough competition against the full member teams, and in some matches they came very close to victory. This time the tournament proved to be a big platform for the associate teams, where many players managed to leave their mark. 19 year old Yuvraj Samra has also attracted everyone’s attention. Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has made a big prediction regarding this Canadian player.
Yuvraj Samra shines in T20 World Cup 2026
Young Canadian batsman Yuvraj Samra has given a memorable performance in the T20 World Cup 2026, due to which Ricky Ponting has called him the new rising star of world cricket. He has made a big prediction that Yuvraj will become a big name in Samra franchise cricket in the next 10 years. This 19 year old batsman had played an amazing century innings in the Group D match against New Zealand. He scored 110 runs in 65 balls, which included 11 fours and 6 sixes. This century broke many records. This is the first century by an Associate Nation batsman in the T20 World Cup, and the youngest to score a century in the World Cup (T20 or ODI). Yuvraj Samra was 19 years and 141 days old when he achieved this feat, due to which Ricky Ponting has also become his fan.
Ricky Ponting made a big prediction
Ricky Ponting, while talking to ICC about Yuvraj Samra, said, ‘I think he has put his name on everyone’s lips. High class batting, from a player most of us didn’t know about before going into this tournament. Now we know a lot about him.
Ponting further said, ‘Think he is 19 years old, he is growing and when you see such things from the youngest players in the World Cup, it is no surprise that he has a lot of skill and a lot of talent and I am sure that he will play a lot of franchise based cricket in the next 10 years of his career.’
