IPL 2025 | "I know how hungry he is for success": Ponting on Shreyas Iyer

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting has praised skipper Shreyas Iyer for his matchwinning knock against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL match here on WednesdayPunjab picked up a crucial win over CSK with skipper Shreyas Iyer leading the 191run chase After electing to bowl CSK rode on Sam Curranrsquos 47ball 88 to post a mammoth total of 190 on a slow turning trackCaptainrsquos knockIyer then played a captainrsquos knock scoring 72 runs in 41 balls to set up the win for his side Aided by opener Prabhsimran Singh who also scored 54 runs Punjab finished off the chase with two balls to spare to win the match by four wicketsAlso ReadIPL 2025 Five potential reasons for Chennai Super Kings early exitRicky PontingPonting explained how the Indian cricketer has grown as a captain over the years ldquoShreyas started this tournament in a form that Irsquove never seen him in before Todayrsquos Wednesday innings is one of the reasons that I was so keen to get him here as our captain I know how good a player he is I know how good a leader he is And I know how hungry he is for success And I think he proved that to everybody tonight It was never going to be an easy run chase It was a great run chase from usrdquo the former Aussie international saidFurther praising Iyer as a captain Ponting explained how his influence inspires the rest of the dressing room ldquoIf you look at him now you just look at him in the eye you can tell that he is really hungry for success He has just got that look in his eye where he knows he is the leader of this team He wants to bring success to this team and this franchise and the way that he is playing does not look like he is going to let anything get in the way of that That is a great attitude for a leader to have because that rubs off on everybody else around himrdquo he saidMeanwhile Iyer has been hit with a fine after his team was found guilty of maintaining a slow overrate against CSKShreyas fined Rs 12 lakhlyer was fined R12 lakh as this was Punjabrsquos first overrate offence in IPL 2025 under the tournamentrsquos code of conduct Punjab were also forced to bring in an extra fielder inside the circle before the start of the 19th overThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoeveratOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params