When Ricky Ponting Wrote A Beautiful Tweet On Shreyas Iyer’s Test debut
Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting congratulated Shreyas Iyer as he received his maiden Test cap on the morning of his debut against New Zealand last November in Kanpur. Australian legend Ricky Ponting has worked at close quarters with Shreyas Iyer at the Delhi Capitals franchise since 2018. Indeed, it was the captain-coach pair …

Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting congratulated Shreyas Iyer as he received his maiden Test cap on the morning of his debut against New Zealand last November in Kanpur.

After watching Iyer making his debut in the longest format of the game, Ricky Ponting took to his social media and showered praises on his ward.
Ponting quoted the BCCI video of Iyer’s debut cap ceremony on Twitter and wrote: “Having seen all the work you’ve put in over the last few years, very well deserved and only the beginning for you mate. Proud of you @ShreyasIyer15.”
Here, check out Ponting’s special tweet in appreciation for Shreyas Iyer:
Having seen all the work you've put in over the last few years, very well deserved and only the beginning for you mate. Proud of you @ShreyasIyer15. https://t.co/Tnb3xZNXhX
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) November 25, 2021
Shreyas Iyer had a stunning, record-breaking Test debut as he slammed a century in the first innings and a half-century in the second, the first Indian to do so on his Test debut.