Indian middle-order dynamic batsman Shreyas Iyer has made a shocking revelation, where he has mentioned Mumbai Indians as his favorite side until he himself resorted to playing in the IPL and also appreciated Punjab Kings Coach Ricky Ponting for the team’s unable to success in IPL 2025.
In the IPL, the current captain of Punjab kings and former Kolkata Knight Riders’ title winner captain has been sidelined from the Asia Cup team. However, the batsman recently attended a podcast called The Quest Talk and made some shocking revelations.
Shres Iyer revealed his favorite team from IPL
In the podcast, when asked which team supported which team supported as a young boy, he really found to play IPL himself, which he started for Delhi Capital in 2015. Shreyas had a very unexpected response, as he sidelined all the three teams representing the IPL so far.
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“Before any favorite team you actually start playing in the IPL?” The host asked Shreyas Iyer.
“Indians of Mumbai, of course. Ever since I come from Mumbai, I clearly supported him,” Iyer’s honest acceptance on the fanboy of Indians of Mumbai someday.
From being a Mumbai Indians fanboy, not losing against him in the last 1756 days and playing a hell against him in knockout.
Shreyas Iyer used to travel a long way. pic.twitter.com/fkudxrhfvi– Parv (@parvcryemoji) September 7, 2025
Shreyas Iyer praised synergy among PBK players in IPL 2025
Punjab Kings missed their first IPL title for the second time in the history of IPL. This was also his second season as IPL finalist after IPL 2024. Shreyas and Ponting have added them to the finals of Delhi to go to the finals before.
Although the team did not have their own hands on the trophy, they have won hearts with their promising shows. Several players of the team, including Iyer themselves, and openers Priyash Arya and Prabhasimran Singh, all earned high praise for their commendable shows.
“The trophy cannot be raised, but obviously, the amalgamation and coordination we created this year were through the roof. Therefore, certainly positive vibes were moving forward to move forward and crossing the fingers that we raise the trophy next year,” Iyer painted his high souls as Punjab Kangs.
Eyes chiko they never lie.
Shreyas Iyer’s love for Punjab kings pic.twitter.com/cwmemkafub– Parv (@parvcryemoji) September 7, 2025
IPL credited coach Ricky Ponting for the success of PBKS in IPL season
Shreyas Iyer had a bizarre mention of Ponting as a great coach, while he completely maligned Gautam Gambhir, who was his guru in IPL 2024, which he won. It also indicates Iyer’s great bond with Ponting from his Delhi days, and is a possible stressful relationship with the serious.
“Once you have a good coach, a positive coach, I think it is his job to bring all the players together and build that form of the comrades,” Sris mentions the importance of the role of the coach in the team.
“I felt that when Ricky Ponting came as the head coach of PBK this year, he made everyone comfortable; he realized everyone that he belonged to the team and was open and honest about what he had said,” Shreyas Iyer’s very praise for Ricky Ponting.
“Once you get that kind of response from your coach, that you can come back and perform at the best capacity in your abilities, you are sufficiently confident, and behind your mind, you feel very comfortable in the dressing room,” Sris concluded Ponting.
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