Former Australia captain and great batsman Ricky Ponting has described South Africa’s 25 -year -old fast bowling all -rounder Marco Yanseen as the best Test all -rounder of the future. He has praised Yansen’s talent fiercely. Ponting made this comment during the World Test Championship (WTC) finals being played at Lord’s, where Marco Yansen impressed everyone with his performance. He played an important role in bringing his team into a strong position by taking 3 important wickets in the first innings against Australia. Yansen took a total of 4 wickets in this match, which included the wickets of prominent batsmen like Marnas Labushen and Travis Head.

Ponting praised fiercely

Ponting praised both Yansen’s bowling and batting. He believes that Jansen has the full ability to become one of the best players in the world in Test cricket as an all -rounder. Ponting also appreciated Yansen’s ‘quiet and spontaneous’ nature. It also said that he is a highly competitive player on the field. Ponting spoke of becoming the world’s best all -rounder in Test cricket in the coming years.

Talent to become the best Test all -rounder

Ponting said at the ICC Digital Show during the WTC 2025 final, ‘I think he will become one of the best all -rounders of Test match cricket in the world in the next few years. I liked working with him and I think he is a very talented player who is still quite young in his international career. Let us know that Yansen, who broke Australia’s back with three wickets in the first innings, got a success in the second innings.

Yansen played under Ponting

Ponting worked with Marco Yanseen in IPL 2025 as the head coach of Punjab Kings. During this, he got a chance to close Yansen’s talent closely. Ponting said, “I liked working with him very much and I think he is an extraordinary talent, who is very young in his international career.” Marco Yansen is currently 25 years old. He has become an important player in all three formats for South Africa. He has taken 73 wickets in 17 Tests so far and has also scored 506 runs.