India, May 5 -- Punjab Kings' young swashbuckling opener Prabhsimran Singh got massive praise from Australian batting great Matthew Hayden. The 24-year-old has shown good consistency this season with the bat, which was missing in the past. He is looking to repay the franchise's faith by retaining him ahead of the auction.

It's not often that a franchise retains an uncapped player, but PBKS backed Prabhsimran to get the job done at the top of the order.

The 24-year-old played a marvellous knock of 91 runs from just 48 balls at a staggering strike rate of 189.58 against LSG on Sunday night. His knock was laced with seven maximums and six boundaries in his innings.

Hayden, who spent three years at CSK in IPL, recalled MS Dhoni's old attri...