India, April 18 -- The Indian Premier League (IPL) is just not all about the cricket on the field of play. There is much more to it, and thanks to social media nowadays, we get to see the other side of it, which is equally entertaining, if not more.

Recently Punjab Kings shared a video on Facebook in which one can see Ricky Ponting speak of a hearty meal. It appears the food has been cooked by PBKS opener Prabhsimran Singh's mother. Head coach Ponting gives rave reviews about the home-cooked food items in reply to the wicketkeeper batsman's question: "How was the food?"

But then he says something which shows the happy, optimistic side of him. He says last year the same thing had been done, and afterwards Prabsimran's form reached greate...