Ricky Ponting Reflects On PBKS' Qualifier 1 Qualification In IPL 2025

<p>Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting admitted his team will be celebrating their seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on Monday night but will also remind them that the job is not over yet.</p> <p>PBKS were ruthless in their chase as fifties by Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis set up the massive victory, which sealed a top two spot for the side in the IPL points table, in what is their first appearance in the playoffs since 2014.</p> <p>Ponting reflected on how things have changed under him this season, starting with the auction and credited his aggressive young batting core. Being a serial winner himself, he also acknowledged the importance of converting a successful league season into a strong playoff performance.</p> <p>&ldquo;Very pleased, lot of hard work goes into achieving this. Starts from the auction, big thing for me was to come to a new franchise and make a difference straightaway. It's obvious to see that it's a quality team, heading in the same direction. We haven't done anything yet, that's what I've been telling players, the big games are to come. Prabhsimran is 23-24 and has got 500 runs, I said maybe four or five games in that Priyansh is one of the finds of the tournament.</p> <p>&ldquo;Hard to argue with now. Fearless young talent seeing and hitting the ball. Overseas players - Inglis, Stoinis have been great. Shreyas has been outstanding. We're a happy group, enjoyed each other's company ten weeks, got one more to go. Pretty obvious I was keen to work with Shreyas considering how much I spent at the auction. We had a good working relationship in Delhi. I've known him from a long time. He's a quality person. It's what you need when you need to form a culture,&rdquo; said Ponting in the post-game chat with broadcasters.</p> <p>With this win, Punjab have virtually confirmed the first spot, citing their superior run-rate over RCB, who have a chance of levelling PBKS on points when they face LSG on Wednesday.</p> <p>The team will also be worried about the absence of Marco Jansen who won&rsquo;t be available for the playoffs, but Ponting believes his team has the depth to cover for the proteas pacer, who will be a &lsquo;big miss&rsquo; for his side.</p> <p>&ldquo;Arshdeep's great, Chahal should be back. If you speak to players individually, they'll give Shreyas a good rap. We'll celebrate tonight, we've done that after every game apart from the last one due to the short turnaround. Got a late afternoon flight tomorrow, we'll work out where our training slots fit. We'll rest players up. Jansen is a high-quality individual, tough to replace him. Got Jamieson in tonight to ensure he got a game before Marco left. Every team's missing players, we'd like to think we've got good depth and be able to cover for Marco despite it being a big miss,&rdquo; he added.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><em><strong>(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)</strong></em></p>

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