Mumbai, April 2: Former England cricketer Nick Knight believes Punjab Kings (PBKS) have found a winning formula in IPL 2025, with the leadership of captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting. After a strong start to the IPL 2025 campaign, where Iyer슬롯사이트s unbeaten 97 off 42 balls powered Punjab Kings to a narrow 11-run victory over Gujarat Titans, PBKS extended their unbeaten streak with a commanding eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, courtesy to Prabhsimran Singh (69) and Iyer's ( 52 not out) fluent half-centuries. IPL 2025: Fifties From Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer Power Punjab Kings To Register Win Over Lucknow Super Giants by Eight Wickets.

After win on Tuesday night against LSG, PBKS will look to maintain their momentum and add another victory to their tally when they face Rajasthan Royals on April 5. Knight was particularly impressed with how Indian players have stepped up in the team슬롯사이트s two commanding victories so far.

슬롯사이트You look at their team line-up and think they've won two games quite well슬롯사이트this one (against LSG) certainly comprehensively. Overseas players haven't played a major part in that. So (there are) contributions from Indian players. The captain's like a rock. He looks so calm. He looks so authoritative. The team is playing exactly how his mentality is playing out along with the coach Ricky Ponting," Knight said on ESPNcricinfo.

What stands out is how much of PBKS슬롯사이트� success has come from their Indian core. Shreyas Iyer has led from the front, but youngsters like Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, and Prabhsimran Singh have also played key roles. Looked Like Punjab Curator Prepared It: LSG Mentor Zaheer Khan Slams Lucknow Pitch Following Eight-Wicket Loss Against PBKS in IPL 2025 (Watch Video).

This bodes well for the team, especially since their overseas stars슬롯사이트Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Lockie Ferguson, and Azmatullah Omarzai슬롯사이트haven슬롯사이트t yet had a major impact.

"Maxwell, Stoinis, Ferguson, Omarzai, whoever it's going to be, you know they're going to play a major part, win a game or two and have a major contribution along the line. So you put that in the back pocket and say, 'Well, that's going to happen at some point. So if we're winning games without them, we're in a pretty good place'. That's as much I see from that performance. That is a really confident start for them based on some of their major players yet to make a major contribution," said Knight.

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