Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting says Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal were ‘non-negotiables’ for him

“There were 3 players that I wanted to bring in. One who has been astatine Punjab Kings for 3 oregon 4 years—Arshdeep Singh. I besides wanted to bring successful a skipper who I person worked with earlier and who has had a batch of success. So, we went aft Shreyas Iyer. I besides wanted to bring successful Yuzi. So the Indian guys that we person are perfect,” Ponting said successful a caller occurrence of The Howie Games podcast.

“And then, we had to marque a fewer tweaks arsenic the auction went connected to marque definite we ended up with a truly bully squad. I americium trying to marque things antithetic and rebuild and person the close radical astir me. But these 3 were non-negotiables,” the erstwhile Aussie planetary added.

Promising that the play volition so spot a large change, Ponting said, “It’s going to beryllium truly antithetic this twelvemonth with the mode that we are perceived, the mode we contiguous ourselves, the mode that we train, the mode that we play, and the mode that we are led. Everything is going to beryllium antithetic from the erstwhile years.”

Ponting connected fanfare successful India

Ponting besides opened up connected the fanfare helium attracts successful India.

“When you’re successful India, connected astir flights oregon erstwhile you cheque into a hotel, determination are truthful galore radical astir trying to person a representation oregon they privation to drawback your container to driblet into your room. But it’s portion and parcel of an Australian cricketer’s beingness erstwhile you sojourn India,” helium said.

“You admit it much erstwhile you recognize however overmuch it means to them. There are radical of each antithetic ages. I deliberation doing commentary gigs successful India has allowed a batch of that, arsenic I person spent a batch of clip successful the state now. I person besides been capable to enactment with a batch of players who person talked reasonably highly astir maine successful the media. I deliberation radical person learned a batch much astir maine since my playing days,” Ponting added.

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