PBKS head coach Ricky Ponting opined that Shreyas Iyer became a little bit hungrier for PBKS after he wasn't picked in India's squad for five-match Test series against England. "I was disappointed that he didn’t get picked," Ponting added. Notably, Iyer played an unbeaten knock of 87 runs against MI in IPL 2025 Qualifier 2 as PBKS reached the final.