New Delhi, April 23 -- Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Australian pacer Xavier Bartlett hailed skipper Shreyas Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting's leadership during the side's unbeaten run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 so far, praising them for setting up an environment that has helped franchise excel in every aspect, right from the opening pair of Prabhsimran Singh and Priyansh Arya to a well-functioning pace department led by Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen.

Bartlett spoke to ANI amid PBKS' unbeaten IPL 2026 campaign, during which they have won five and one match has ended in a no result. They currently have 11 points. Ahead of their next clash against Delhi Capitals (DC) on April 25, PBKS has become the first IPL franchise to stay u...