Ricky Ponting's magic touch in guiding the Punjab Kings as coach has helped his unbeaten side win once more and take over at the top of the Indian Premier League.
Punjab's players, headed by skipper Shreyas Iyer, have had nothing but praise for the 51-year-old Australian great's sure touch in moulding a side that looks equipped to go one better than last year's visit to the final.
And on Thursday, it was their star pacer Arshdeep Singh who was left hailing Ponting for the words of advice that inspired him to deliver a matchwinning display in the Kings' assured seven-wicket win at the Wankhede Stadium home of the struggling Mumbai Indians.
