Manchester, July 27 -- Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting backed young Indian batter Sai Sudharsan to be "good enough" for a number three spot in the future and urged the team management to show faith in him.

The number three debate was once again up following a shaky start to India's second innings at Manchester.

Aiming to overcome a 311-run deficit, Chris Woakes sent opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sudharsan both packing for ducks. In the previous innings, though, Sudharsan had shown signs of promise and his remarkable temperament, scoring 61 in 151 balls with seven fours, powering India to 358 along with other fifties from Jaiswal and Rishabh Pant.

Since India has moved on from Cheteshwar Pujara following the loss to Australia in t...