Ambati rayudu: MS Dhoni is considered the greatest captain of the IPL. Some fans also count Rohit Sharma in this category. But Ambati Rayudu, who has played under the captaincy of both Rohit and Dhoni, does not believe this. He considers another player to be the best captain. Not only this, Rayudu has also chosen the coach with this player. They believe that this is the best pair of captain and coach. Now who is this, let's tell you…?

Ambati Rayudu described him as the best captain and coach of IPL

In fact, after the Punjab Kings's victory against KKR, Ambati Rayudu has praised Shreyas Iyer and Coach Ricky Ponting. He believes that the pair of Shreyas Iyer and Coach Ricky Ponting are the best. They believe that both are excellent together. Because he feels that Iyer showed the best captaincy, who cannot even "Best Captain".

Ambati Rayudu praised Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting

Ambati Rayudu discussed the KKR vs PBKS match on the ESPN show.

He said-

"Trust me, I have to know the best captains. He does not take this score (111) seriously. But (Ricky Ponting).

Ambati Rayudu further said-

"He (Shreyas) has a patience as a person and a captain, and so I think he is a good captain and this is because he has that patience. So Ricky and Iyer's pair of pair is the best."

Ambati Rayudu Picks Shreyas Iyer & Ricky Ponting as the Best Captain-Coach Pair in this IPL 2025.

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PBKS defends the lowest score against KKR

Significantly, KKR and PBKS were face to face in the 31st match of IPL 2025. In this match, Punjab Kings scored just 111 runs while batting first.

This score was quite easy for KKR. But chasing a target of 111 runs, Punjab stuck in the way of Kolkata. The result was that the entire team was dismissed for just 95 runs. As a result, Punjab won the match by 16 runs.