South African pacer Marco Jansen has shared the cheeky parting phrases from Ricky Ponting that proceed to echo in his thoughts as he prepares to face Australia within the ICC World Take a look at Championship Closing at Lord’s.Recent off a stellar Indian Premier League (IPL) season with Punjab Kings, the place he claimed 16 wickets in 14 matches, Jansen revealed that Ponting, who coached the Kings to a runners-up end in his debut season, supplied each help and a light-hearted jab earlier than Jansen left India for England.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!“Earlier than I left (India), he (Ponting) simply mentioned, ‘Good luck, I hope you do properly, however I hope you lose’,” Jansen informed ICC Digital with a smile, as South Africa’s warm-up match towards Zimbabwe was washed out in Arundel.The 24-year-old left-armer was filled with reward for Ponting’s teaching fashion, particularly his capacity to nurture confidence and give attention to the positives.
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“I learnt loads from him, particularly from a psychological viewpoint. He’s all the time constructive and he all the time sees the good things as a substitute of the dangerous. I believe that is why he is a legend of the sport,” Jansen mentioned. “He all the time reminds you what might occur, what you are able to do, as a substitute of what would possibly go fallacious.”Now shifting focus to red-ball cricket, Jansen is eager to absorb extra information from just lately retired England pacer Stuart Broad, who has joined the Proteas in a consulting position forward of the WTC Closing.
“Clearly, he is performed loads towards Australia at Lord’s,” Jansen mentioned. “Possibly I am going to decide his mind… ask what they did to get sure batters out. However on the finish of the day, you continue to must determine it out your self on the pitch.”
