New Delhi, June 7 -- Former Australia captain and Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting has backed the BCCI's choice to select Shubman Gill as the next Test captain of India ahead of veterans in the side like Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul. Ponting also said that captaincy seemed to be working well for Gill as evident with his performances in the IPL wehre the batter had led his side to the playoffs this year.

Speaking to The ICC Review about Gill's captaincy, Ponting said, "I actually think it's the right move,"

"I know there's a lot of other people out there, pundits out there saying they can't understand why it wasn't Bumrah and why they have gone to Shubman, but I think it's pretty simple." Ponting added

When asked about the decision not t...