After PBKS confirmed Qualifier 1 spot in IPL 2025, franchise's co-owner Preity Zinta said the team's captain Shreyas Iyer is a great leader and has been "captain fantastic", adding, "We're lucky that we've Iyer." "There is a synergy between captain [Iyer] and coach [Ricky Ponting]. That is really what changes the dynamic of the team," Zinta added.