Ponting revealed he endorsed Iyer to Indian selectors, confident in his ability to lead and handle the pressure of captaining the national T20I team.

When IPL 2026 started, the first half of the league belonged to one team - Punjab Kings

PBKS sat on top of the points table for 22 days in the ongoing edition before a devastating run of six consecutive losses completely derailed their campaign.

As Punjab Kings gear up for their final league-stage clash of IPL 2026 against Lucknow Super Giants, a remark from head coach Ricky Ponting has caught everyone's attention.

Ricky Ponting, who captained Australia to two ODI World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007, said one can never write off champions like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.

Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting has backed his franchise captain Shreyas Iyer to lead India in the T20 format after the team moves on from Suryakumar Yadav

Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting looked heartbroken as the franchise lost its 6th consecutive match of the IPL 2026 season.

Punjab Kings' fast bowling coach James Hopes said it was "frustrating" to stand near elimination from the IPL 2026 playoffs race after the Shreyas Iyer-led side crashed to their sixth defeat on the bounce.

PBKS lost their fifth straight game in the ongoing season in Dharamsala on Thursday, going down to Mumbai Indians by six wickets.

Things are looking pretty tough for Punjab Kings. In fact their playoffs hopes no longer lie in their own hands. PBKS slumped to their fifth straight defeat, seriously hurting their playoff hopes, as Mumbai Indians cruised to a six-wicket win