Unhone kaha ki team ne poore season mein shandaar cricket khela, lekin final mein middle order ki thodi si anubhav ki kami unhe mehngi padi. Ponting ne yeh bhi kaha ki woh apni team ke saath ek “daring, dynamic aur different” approach ke saath aage badhna chahte hain, aur agle season mein PBKS aur bhi mazboot hokar wapas aayegi.
Final Match Ka Sankar
IPL 2025 ka final Ahmedabad ke Narendra Modi Stadium mein khela gaya, jahan RCB ne pehle batting karte hue 190/9 ka score banaya. Virat Kohli ne 43 runs ki shandaar innings kheli, jabki PBKS ke bowlers, khas kar Arshdeep Singh (3/40) aur Kyle Jamieson (3/48) ne RCB ko bada score banane se roka. Jawab mein, PBKS 184/7 tak hi pahunch saki, aur 6 run se match haar gayi. Shashank Singh ne 30 balls mein unbeaten 61 runs banaye, jismein 3 fours aur 6 sixes shamil the, lekin yeh team ko jeet tak nahi le ja sake.
Ponting ne match ke baad press conference mein kaha, “Humein koi bahana nahi banana. Humne match ke crucial time, khaas kar powerplay ke baad momentum kho diya.” Unhone Krunal Pandya ki bowling (2/17) ki tareef ki, jinhone middle overs mein PBKS ko peeche rakha. Ponting ne yeh bhi kaha ki team ka young batting line-up, jismein Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, aur Nehal Wadhera jaise khiladi shamil hain, bhavishya mein kaafi matches jeetega.
PBKS Ki Strategy Aur Approach
Ponting ne season ke shuruaat mein hi saaf kar diya tha ki woh PBKS ko ek nayi identity dena chahte hain. Unhone apne batters ko aggressive aur fearless cricket khelne ke liye protsahit kiya. Unka mantra tha, “Game ko aage le jao, out hone ke dar ko bhool jao.” Yeh approach season bhar dikha, jab uncapped Indian players jaise Priyansh Arya aur Prabhsimran Singh ne top order mein dhamakedar batting ki. Shreyas Iyer, jo team ke captain hain, ne bhi 488 runs ke saath 172.43 ke strike rate se apni leadership ka loha manvaya.
Lekin final mein, PBKS ke openers ne thodi cautious approach apnayi, jo shayad unke natural game ke khilaf thi. Ponting ke mutabik, RCB ke bowlers, khaas kar Josh Hazlewood aur Bhuvneshwar Kumar, ne shuruaati overs mein pressure banaya, jisse PBKS ke batters apna natural attacking game nahi khel sake. Ponting ne kaha, “Agar ek defensive over ke baad aap agle over mein attack nahi karte, toh game haath se nikal jata hai.”
Young Talent Aur Future Plans
Ponting ne PBKS ke young players ki tareef mein kaafi baatein kihin. Unhone kaha ki Priyansh Arya, Prabhsimran Singh, aur Nehal Wadhera jaise khiladi lambi race ke ghode hain. “Yeh log hamare saath lambi daud ke liye hain, aur inka talent hamein aage kaafi matches jeetayega,” unhone kaha. Yeh season PBKS ke liye ek bada turning point raha, kyunki 11 saal baad unhone playoffs mein jagah banayi aur points table ke top par rahe.
Ponting ne yeh bhi mention kiya ki team ke paas international experience ki kami thi, khaas kar batting mein. Shreyas Iyer ke alawa, team ke paas koi bada capped Indian batter nahi tha, aur Josh Inglis aur Glenn Maxwell jaise international players kaafi matches mein nahi khele. Iske bawajood, PBKS ne apne fearless approach se sabko impress kiya.
Agle Season Ke Liye Josh
Ponting ne haar ke bawajood apni team ke jazbe ki tareef ki aur kaha ki woh agle season mein aur bhi mazboot hokar wapas aayenge. “Humne is season mein ek entertaining team ke roop mein apni pehchaan banayi. Yeh haar humein aur bada jeetne ka junoon degi,” unhone kaha. Unhone apne coaching staff, jismein Brad Haddin aur James Hopes shamil hain, ke saath milkar team ko nayi unchaiyon tak le jane ka wada kiya.
X par bhi fans aur experts ne Ponting ke vision ki tareef ki. Ek user, @arptrastogi, ne likha, “Agar koi team PBKS ko trophy jeeta sakta hai, toh woh hai Ponting aur Iyer ki jodi. Bas young players ko apna rhythm banaye rakhna hoga.”
Ricky Ponting ke leadership mein PBKS ne IPL 2025 mein apni nayi identity banayi. Bhale hi woh final mein 6 run se haar gaye, lekin unka daring aur dynamic approach unhe agle season mein ek bada contender banata hai. Ponting ka vision aur Shreyas Iyer ki captaincy PBKS ko ek nayi disha de rahi hai, aur fans ko ummeed hai ki agle saal “Chardi Kalan” ke saath yeh team trophy apne naam karegi.
