Shreyas Iyer is excited to work with Ricky Ponting. Punjab Kings had earlier picked the right-handed batter for INR 26.75 crore at the mega auction.
Right-handed batter Shreyas Iyer was in huge demand in the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Jeddah, and he was eventually picked up by Punjab Kings for INR 26.75 crore. Shreyas, who recently led Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy title, will reunite with Ricky Ponting at PBKS. Ponting and Shreyas had previously worked together for Delhi Capitals from IPL 2018-2020. So expectedly, Shreyas is excited to work with Australia’s World Cup-winning captain once again.
File image of Ricky Ponting with Shreyas Iyer.(Delhi Capitals)
2024 has been a good year for Shreyas, barring one mishap right at the start. He was dropped from BCCI’s Central Contracts list after he failed to turn up for Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy. However, things have picked up for the 30-year-old since then.
Shreyas was a part of the Mumbai team that won the Ranji Trophy for the 42nd time. He then led Kolkata Knight Riders to their third IPL title. He was also a member of the Irani Cup-winning Mumbai team.
“I can understand what the feelings must be among the fans. With Ricky coming in, we have shared a great camaraderie from the past. We would be putting our thinking caps on and brainstorming on many aspects. Hopefully, we will deliver from the match one,” said Shreyas Iyer.
‘Super excited to be part of Punjab Kings’
Shreyas Iyer is now laser-focused on a significant task: winning a maiden IPL trophy for the Punjab Kings. Iyer, who was signed on by PBKS at the mega auction last month, expressed his excitement about joining the ‘Sadda Punjab’ family.
“Super excited to be part of Punjab Kings. I cannot wait to join the Punjab Kings family. It’s been a great year for me to win four trophies. My main goal is to win the IPL trophy for Punjab,” Iyer said.
Recently, Shreyas led Mumbai to the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win after the side defeated Madhya Pradesh in the final in Bengaluru.
“Surreal feeling after winning Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. A lot of hard work took place behind the scenes. The boys were tremendous with their performance. Now we are done with this part,” Iyer said.
In the auction, PBKS also brought the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Marco Jansen.
PBKS squad for IPL 2025: Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Glenn Maxwell, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Suryansh Shedge, and Pravin Dubey.
