Ponting believes Test snub is inspiring Iyer to perform

"I actually was gutted…but he’s accepted that really well and he’s moved on," Ponting said on The ICC Review of Iyer, prior to the IPL Playoffs commencing.

"He’s just got that real hunger in his eyes to do well every time that he plays for us here and wants to win games of cricket and wants to evolve and develop into the best leader and captain that he can be."

Iyer was one of India's best performers during their run to the finals in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, and was the side's leading run-scorer at the ICC Champions Trophy event at the start of this year.

He has also scored plenty of runs recently against the red ball at the first-class level in India, and Ponting thought that strong form would have seen Iyer win a recall to the Test side.

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