Ricky Ponting will play in the World Cup despite his finger injury.

Ponting has been hindered by the injury for the latter half of the season, and said it was sore after three net sessions over 4 days last week but said as far as he was concerned, it was functioning fine and he would get through the pain. 

The injury will however, prevent him from taking his customary position in the slips cordon.

He said he didn't want to risk aggravating it further, but he wouldn't 'be shying away from too much at all although fielding would present him with the most problems.