India, April 2 -- Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting was all praise for his skipper Shreyas Iyer and called him 'Rolls-Royce' after he scored another unbeaten half-century to help his team win the second match in a row. The stylish batter has been leading his new franchise from the front and has scored 149 runs in two matches at a sensational strike rate of 206.94, and he has not been dismissed so far. In the clash against Lucknow Super Giants, Iyer didn't take much risk and still managed to strike at 173.33 in his 30-ball 52 as his innings was embellished with 3 fours and 4 sixes, including one to reach his fifty.

His presence in the middle brought calmness to the chase as young batters Prabhsimran Singh and Nehal Wadhera played fear...