Preity Zinta
Punjab Kings have performed excellent in IPL 2025. The team has reached the playoffs by winning 8 out of 12 matches. Punjab formed a completely new team in the mega auction before this season. He bought Shreyas Iyer for 26.5 crores and made him captain. Under his captaincy, Punjab managed to reach the playoffs after 11 years. By the way, almost all the players of Punjab contributed to the victory this season. But there is a player in the team who was accidentally bought by Punjab Kings in the mega auction before 2024, but Preity Zinta’s mistake is still proving a boon for the team. Now you must also be wondering who this player is. So let us tell you that the player is none other than Shashank Singh.
Punjab Kings accidentally bought Shashank Singh
Let us tell you that in the auction of IPL 2024, Punjab Kings made a mistake. The team wanted to buy 19 -year -old young batsman Shashank, but by mistake, 32 -year -old player from Chhattisgarh, Shashank Singh, was bought. Preity Zinta’s team themselves accepted this mistake. Shashank, whose first questions were raised on joining the auction, has now become the most trusted and match winning player of the Punjab team. Seeing the way the team management is expressing confidence in them, it seems that they can go ahead and become part of the leadership group of Punjab.
Shashank Singh captained against Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Kings had the last match with Rajasthan Royals. The Punjab team came out to bat first in this match. By the score of 34, three batsmen of the team had returned to the pavilion. In this difficult situation, Nehal Vadhera and Shashank Singh handled the innings and took the team’s score to 200. In this match, Shashank batted brilliantly and scored an unbeaten 59 in 30 balls. During this, he also hit five fours and 3 sixes. Apart from this, when Shreyas Iyer went out after injuring in this match, Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting showed confidence in Shashank Singh despite senior players like Arshdeep Singh and Marco Jansen. He captained well in this match and won the team. On the other hand, if the Punjab team retains their form in the playoffs too, then they can also name the IPL Trophy for the first time this season.
Shashank Singh impresses with his batting in both season
Shashank was bought by Punjab Kings at a base price of 20 lakhs in the mega auction before IPL 2024. Last season, he scored 354 runs in 14 matches at an average of 44.25 and a strike rate of 164.65 and won the team in several matches. In view of his strong performance, the franchise also retained for IPL 2025 for 5.5 crores. All Shashank is performing tremendously in IPL 2025. He has scored 273 runs in the 12 matches played so far at an excellent average of 68.25 and a strike rate of 151.66, including two half -centuries. Seeing the kind of performance that Shashank has done this season, it seems that this franchise will retain him in the coming season too.
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