As the IPL 2025 season is coming closer, there are some massive revelations being made by different franchises, over certain players bought during the IPL Auction in November. Now PBK head coach Ricky Ponting has explained the rationale behind pushing for players like Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
Shreyas Iyer Bagged for 26.75 Cr for IPL 2025
While Shreyas was bagged for INR 26.75 Cr, Arshdeep’s bid was placed at 18 Cr, and so was Chahal’s. “There were three players that I wanted to bring in. One who has been at Punjab Kings for three or four years—Arshdeep Singh. I also wanted to bring in a captain who I have worked with before and who has had a lot of success. So, we went after Shreyas Iyer. I also wanted to bring in Yuzi. So the Indian guys that we have are perfect,” Ponting said in an episode of The Howie Games podcast.
“And then, we had to make a few tweaks as the auction went on to make sure we ended up with a really good squad. I am trying to make things different and rebuild and have the right people around me. But these three were non-negotiables,” the former Aussie international added.
PBKS Head Coach Spills the Beans
Ricky Ponting also went on to make a big promise, as to how things will be really different this time around with PBKS. “It’s going to be really different this year with the way that we are perceived, the way we present ourselves, the way that we train, the way that we play, and the way that we are led. Everything is going to be different from the previous years.”
PBKS Full Squad: Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey.
