Shreyas Iyer was saddened by not getting a place in Test team against England, coach Ricky Ponting revealed

Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by five wickets in the second qualifier to enter the finals. After this excellent victory of Punjab Kings, it was also decided that IPL will get a new champion this season. At the same time, Punjab will face RCB in the final on June 3 and both teams have not won the title even once in 18 years. Punjab Kings have made it to the finals after 11 years. Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that Shreyas Iyer’s recent spectacular performance is inspired by not getting a place in the Test team.

Shreyas Iyer played an outstanding innings of 87 not out against Mumbai Indians. Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting has surprised Shreyas Iyer for not getting a place in the Indian Test team. Other players like him have got a chance. He said that, I was really sad. But he accepted it well and moved forward. His eyes are in hunger to perform well while playing for us every time.

He further said that, some other players selected in the Test team made it to the first class cricket and good performance in the IPL, while Shreyas has also done everything like other players. Some other players selected in the Test team have achieved this feat on the basis of good performance in first class cricket and IPL and Shreyas has done everything like other players.

Last year, Shreyas Iyer, who won the title to KKR under his captaincy last year, played a mature innings in the pressures of pressure and brought Punjab to the finals for the first time in 11 years. The target of 204 runs was not easy to win in front of Mumbai’s dangerous bowling attack, but Shreyas created a new definition of aggressive batting.