Mullanpur, April 15 -- Punjab Kings (PBKS) head coach Ricky Ponting has heaped praise on young batter Priyansh Arya, who has made an impression early in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season with his fearless attitude and aggressive intent.

"I saw plenty of videos going into the auction and I was very keen to get him in the auction," Ponting said about the youngster on an official video posted by IPL

"I knew what he could do. He seemed like that, he has got a fearless approach and that is what you need to have to be a successful batter in T20 cricket," he added.

Ponting, who joined Punjab Kings as head coach ahead of this IPL season, emphasized that while it's easy to encourage players to play their natural attacking game, the true te...