Iyer reiterated that head coach Ricky Ponting was the best he has worked with. "I've mentioned it heaps of times, Ricky is probably the best I've worked with. The amount of freedom he gives is amazing. I love being beside him. He's a confident coach, I really respect him a lot. The way he's been conducting meetings and motivating guys has been great," he said.
DC was dominant in the first half of the league stage but went on a run of four consecutive defeats in the latter matches. The defeat in the final was the fourth time they lost to MI this season.
