Shreyas Iyer is a world class player: DC coach Ricky Ponting happy with his return for second phase of Ipl2021
Former Australia captain and current Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting is delighted to have Shreyas Iyer back in the squad. Describing Iyer as a ‘world-class player’, Ponting said the right-hander has got an ‘infectious attitude’ which rubs on the rest of the players, inspiring them to give their best on the cricket field.
It’s great to have Shreyas back. He has got an infectious attitude,” Ponting told DC when asked about Iyer’s return to the side post recovering from his shoulder injury.
Iyer, who had missed the first half of IPL 2021, which took place in India earlier this year, because of a shoulder injury he had suffered in a home ODI against England weeks ahead of the start of the Indian Premier League.
I have been talking to him a lot and his training has been great. He’s so keen to get back into the field, score runs and win. He’s a world-class player and he’s going to add a lot to our team, there’s no doubt about that,” Ponting added.
The promising right-hander could not make it to the main 15-member Indian squad for the T20 World Cup slated to be played in UAE and Oman in October-November. He was named as one of the reserve players. Iyer will be hoping to get his spot back in the side with a good performance in the remaining matches of IPL 2021.