Punjab Kings (PBK) batter Shashank Singh welcomed his skipper, Shreyas Ayer and head coach Ricky Ponting To change the culture of the Punjab team, as a result, PBK finished in the top two spots after 11 years.
PBKS qualified for the playoffs 10 years later, making a great comeback in the IPL and securing their first position in the points table.
Shashank Singh Lauds Iyer-Ponting
Shashank Singh revealed how Ponting and Iyer cleared their intentions from the first day of the season in order to treat all members of the Punjab team equally.
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“On the first day, Ricky Ponting and Schreyas both told us, they’ll deal with it. Yuzvendra Chahalperhaps the most senior players, and our bus drivers too. So this is something and they keep this up,” Shashank said at a post-game press conference at Jaipur.
Shashank also said that Ponting and Iyer respect Yuzvendra Chahal and the bus driver alike. bks The batter is not comparing Chahar to the driver, but he is trying to share the team’s environment.
“They have shown the same respect to Yuzvendra Chahal and the bus driver.
Shashank believed that Iyer’s arrival and Ponting changed team culture and changed the way every player thinks. He was one of the Punjab players and was with the team from the previous season when Punjab was not doing well.
“He changed team culture, he changed the way we think. He changed our beliefs. So all of these things must be trusted to him. Clearly, he’s the one who changed our perspective towards the game. Culture, what I said. We care about each other. We respect each other. So it’s very easy to say all of this,” Shashank said.
Shrayas Iyer- Ricky Ponting Reunion
It’s not the first time Shreeyas Iyer Ricky Ponting revolutionized the IPL franchise. They also did the same thing with the IPL.
Shreyas Iyer and Ponting worked together at Delhi Capitals to lead Delhi’s side to their first IPL final in 2020.. Iyer’s success under Ponting was the main reason why Ponting wanted to have Iyer in his new franchise.
Classic duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting
Punjab purchased Shreiyasaire at IPL Mega auction and handed him the captain. However, the reconstruction phase began before the mega auction. IPL 2025 season.
Ponting was pretty clear about choosing Iyer at mega auction, and PBKS management bought him at 26.75 as he burned all the guns for Iyer at auction, becoming the second most expensive player in IPL history.
The coachshipper duo has also been successful in the first season of the Punjab Kings. They now secured spots in the top 2. IPL Point Table. Iyer and Ponting Leading PBK to the first playoffs in the last 11 years.
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