Ricky Ponting has declared it's time to discard all the negativity about Pat Cummins' captaincy and salute his fellow World Cup-winning skipper's "almost faultless" leadership.
Australia's brilliant final triumph on Sunday, which came after Cummins had taken the daring option of putting a flying India side in to bat, prompted the 2003 and 2007-winning captain Ponting to offer the most generous of tributes to the captain's continuing excellence .
Asked about Cummins' captaincy on Sky Sports on Sunday, he said: "I think that's been almost faultless, to be honest.