Mohali: Punjab Kings have climbed to the top of the points table after their win against Mumbai Indians. In the current tournament, the Punjab camp beat the opponent camp in batting, bowling, fielding chin section. Bat in hand Shreyas IyerPrabsimran, Stoinis, Vader are shining sometimes Chahal, Arshdeep, Bartlett are catching the eye sometimes. But how is the Punjab camp achieving so much success? That secret was revealed by the coach of Punjab, world-winning former Oji captain Ricky Ponting.

Running with 9 points in five matches IPLThe only undefeated team is now Punjab. Ponting says, “The most important thing for me as a coach is to create the right environment. Where every player feels important. Be aware of your goals. As a coach I always support the decisions of the players. Players should be allowed to play with an open mind. I never want to control the players. Success and failure are both part of the game. The players themselves have to figure this out. Any one cricketer’s performance on any given day in T20 cricket is enough.”

What is Ashwin saying about Shreyas?

Meanwhile, seeing the performance of Shreyas Iyer as the Punjab captain, Ravichandran Ashwin is raising the voice of making him the captain of the Indian cricket team in the T20 format. The former Indian spinner says, ‘If Shreyas is not chosen as the captain of the Indian T20 cricket team after all this, then I would say it is not a loss for Shreyas. It is Indian cricket’s loss, BCCI’s loss.”

Ashwin, a member of the Indian cricket team that won the World Cup in 2011, said in a conversation with journalist Bimal Kumar, “Many people have raised questions about Shreyas. There were allegations that he could not play the short ball. He was also dropped from the T20 World Cup team. Jasprit Bumrah hit a short ball over mid-wicket for a six. I was commenting. I saw in front of my eyes, incredible! Earlier too, Chip had played such a shot against CSK. Nothing to prove to anyone.”

It should be noted that Shreyas last played T20 in the national team jersey in 2023. He was not included in the last T20 World Cup. However, he is consistently performing in domestic cricket and IPL.