Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting, on Sunday, confirmed Shreyas Iyer will lead the franchise in the2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ponting's comment came after Iyer was acquired by Punjab for a whopping price of INR 26.

Shreyas Iyer's Rs 26.75 crore bid briefly made him the most expensive IPL player in history before Rishabh Pant was acquired by LSG for a staggering Rs 27 crore.

Punjab Kings splashed a huge sum of Rs 26.75 crore on IPL-winning captain Shreyas Iyer at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Punjab Kings head coach Rivky Ponting, who has worked with Shreyas at Delhi Capitals,

Will Punjab Kings go to any length for Rishabh Pant in the auction? Here's what head coach Ricky Ponting had to say.

While talking to the official broadcaster, PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting disclosed that Iyer did not answer his call before the mega-auction.

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting revealed he is yet to have a word with Shreyas Iyer about captaincy of the franchise and reflected on the possibility of missing out on reuniting Rishabh Pant in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) had a buzzing start to the TATA IPL 2025 Player Auction as they opened their account by acquiring the left-arm speedster Arshdeep Singh and the Indian batter Shreyas Iyer and the spin wizard Yuzvendra Chahal for the upcoming season.

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting revealed that he tried calling Shreyas Iyer before the IPL 2025 mega auction but the batter didn't pick his phone.

"We spent a bit of money, but what we're trying to do is rebuild this franchise basically from the ground up," Ponting says on spending big on Chahal and Arshdeep