Shreyas Iyer the current Punjab Kings captain has once again reunited with his former coach Ricky Ponting where earlier they worked within Delhi Capitals. Shreyas and Ricky always shared a different bond as they knew each other firmly so it would be no big task for Iyer to get accommodated in the team. Iyer has always been backed by Ponting for his batting skills and the vision he possesses for the game. 

Shreyas Iyer was bought by Punjab Kings for 26.5 crores in the latest auction which happened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Former Kolkata player and skipper decided to leave the team due to credibility issues which resulted in winning the title for the third time for the kkr franchise which was mentored by Gautam Gambhir. Even Iyer too was not open about it which was later declared by the source. 

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Iyer struggled and came back in fashion.

Shreyas Iyer had a great World Cup season in 2023 he was the backbone of the middle order and he scored ample runs though missed in the final. After the final things started turning for him where to a lack of communication from him BCCI sacked him from his central contract after that series of things cultivated against still chose to remain silent, later he took part in SMAT and the Ranji Trophy won all of them and with KKR he won the title for them too. 

It was enough that he was added to Champions Trophy squad still it was at stake whether Iyer would play or not but he was included and he played a huge role in the Champions Trophy victory he was the second-highest run scorer of the tournament scoring 234 runs just short by Rachin Ravindra who scored 263 runs. After that there was no stopping for him, he though admitted that he didn't want to utter any speculation and let his bat speak. 

Ponting and Iyer on Punjab Kings Growth

Shreyas Iyer joined the Punjab Kings camp after the champion's trophy victory yesterday they had the press meet, where coach Ricky Ponting's team captain Shreyas Iyer and CEO, Sathish Menon were present that coach Ricky Ponting hailed his captain stating he's a great human being. He is an IPL-winning captain. We could not have asked for more. He has only joined the camp a couple of days ago so he is starting to make his mark on the team as a captain and as a leader and that will evolve over the next few days before we get into our first game. But as I said, I could not have been happier.

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We have a good mix of youth and experienced players. We have high-quality Indian players and some high-quality overseas players as well, the boys have trained well in, their training sessions.  Iyer too was excited to work with Ricky Ponting once again When I worked with him for the first time in the past, he made me feel like I am a great player and I can easily excel in this format. The confidence he gives a player is of a different level, The goal is to win the trophy, that's our mindset right now and it's a step-by-step process, it's not like you wake up in the morning and do it but the way we're practising right now and the way we're sharing our wavelength and camaraderie.  These were the words of Iyer who wanted to motivate his team. Punjab will be facing GT in Ahmedabad on 25 March, Rest two games will be their home games.