Former India cricketer Sarandeep Singh has questioned Punjab Kings (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting’s contribution to the team’s young performers in IPL 2025. Although Ponting received much of the credit for PBKS reaching the final, Sarandeep voiced his disagreement. He argued that Ponting’s role was not particularly exceptional, as he mainly focused on team selection.
According to Sarandeep, the success of Indian youngsters like Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singhin IPL 2025 was largely due to the efforts of their domestic-level coaches, who had worked diligently on their development.
“Ricky Ponting became the coach of PBKS. Everyone said that he is a very good coach. What different would he have explained? You have performed and gone there. He just made you play there.”
“If Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran have scored runs, their coaches have worked hard, and by listening to them, they have made these runs. But people say Ricky Ponting told them something different. You can help a bit skill-wise, but during the season, these things can’t happen,” he said on Taruwar Kohli’s YouTube channel.
“If you are selected in IPL or India, you are selected to perform. There is no scene of improvement. It is only about man management. If you don’t perform in domestic, how will you go there? The coaches who have worked with you there know you better and have seen your growth. Yes, the experience and environment are different,” he added.
Former Selector Highlights Lack Of True Power Among India’s Batters
Former India selector Sarandeep Singh said current batters focus too much on power hitting and neglect their strengths. He added that youngsters often try to imitate unorthodox shots of players like Maxwell, Suryakumar, or de Villiers, but must prioritize work ethic over copying others.
“To be very honest, players don’t know hitting at this time. The hitting these days is power hitting. A lot of kids come to us and be like Maxwell played such a shot. Suryakumar Yadav plays the paddle sweep, AB De Villiers started these shots and you like watching it. You want to hit such shots, but you have to see your strength. Virat and Rohit Sharma did not play these shots. Follow your strength. You cannot become like someone, follow their work ethic,” he said.
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