New Delhi, May 27 -- Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting scripted what plenty of captain-coach duos had failed to do for Punjab Kings since the glory days of George Bailey and Sanjay Bangar in 2014, helping their side towards not only a playoff qualification for the first time in 11 years, but also sealing the top spot in the points table to play the qualifier one, which will give their team a double shot at the title clash.

PBKS' unit has felt really different this year. The aura and legend of coach Ponting, proven top-class leadership of Shreyas Iyer and fearless batting by its Indian core and timely contributions by overseas talent have come together nicely to present the team as a team meant to be feared. Once considered by many a team th...