Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting decided to stay back in India after the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, despite having the option to fly back to Australia. He convinced the anxious foreign players of PBKS, including Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, and Xavier Bartlett, not to leave and reassured them amidst the tense situation. South African player Marco Jansen, who is a regular in the PBKS playing eleven, is the only one who left India but is transiting in Dubai. With Ponting’s leadership, the team is motivated to do something special in the upcoming IPL season. The team finds themselves well-placed with most of their players already in the country and ready for the resumption of the league. This season, under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting, Punjab Kings are on the brink of their first playoff berth since 2014. The match between PBKS and Delhi Capitals, which was abandoned in Dharamsala, will resume from the point where PBKS had reached 122 for 1 in 10.1 overs. This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without any modifications.
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