LUCKNOW, May 25 -- Ricky Ponting and Shreyas Iyer share a strong bond as chief coach and skipper. The former Australia stalwart had always wanted to work with the Indian batter after their time together at Delhi Capitals. Ponting, moving to Punjab Kings, wanted the best leader available to rebuild the team around strong Indian talent and exciting young players. Ponting's faith in Iyer was vindicated as the duo guided PBKS to a runner-up finish in IPL 2025. On Saturday against Lucknow Super Giants, Iyer showed his batting might at a crucial juncture, his first IPL century steering Punjab Kings to a vital win in their last league match and keeping hopes alive for a playoffs berth. (They were, however, eliminated after Rajasthan Royals beat MI...