‘Can Perceive The Fanatics’ Emotions’: Shreyas Iyer Objectives To Finish Punjab Kings’ IPL Drought – News18
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Shreyas Iyer is up for the problem of main Punjab Kings, a franchise which has handiest certified within the IPL top-four two times.
Shreyas Iyer labored with Ricky Ponting at DC. (Image Credit score: PTI)
Shreyas Iyer mentioned on Friday that once successful 4 trophies in 2024, his ‘major function’ is to paintings onerous along Ricky Ponting and provides Punjab Kings (PBKS) its maiden IPL name in 2025.
PBKS signed Shreyas for an IPL-record Rs. 26.75 crore within the IPL 2025 public sale. He had already gained IPL 2024 with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as captain and the home double of Ranji Trophy and the Irani Cup with Mumbai ahead of the public sale. He just lately led the state to its 2nd Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy name, including every other feather to his already heavy hat.
“It’s been an ideal 12 months for me in my view successful 4 trophies this season and my major function will likely be to win the IPL for Punjab,” Shreyas instructed PBKS in a video interview posted on their social media channels. “I will perceive the enthusiasts’ emotions. However with Ricky coming in, we percentage an ideal camaraderie from the previous and we might be hanging our considering cap on and brainstorming on many facets. Optimistically, we can ship from fit one.”
“Surreal feeling after successful the SMAT. We now have installed a large number of onerous paintings at the back of the scenes and the men have been super with the efficiency. Now we’re performed with this section. Transferring directly to the following large factor which is the IPL within the coming months. Tremendous excited to be part of the Punjab Kings. Can’t wait to sign up for the Punjab Kings circle of relatives”
Shreyas has labored with Ponting previously when he took over the Delhi Capitals from Gautam Gambhir in the midst of a turbulent 2018 season beneath the Australian’s training. In 2020, the duo led the Capitals to their first-ever IPL ultimate.
Shreyas used to be injured for the primary part of the 2021 season and moved to KKR in 2022 when the Capitals determined to advertise period in-between chief Rishabh Pant to full-time captaincy as a substitute of giving the Mumbaikar his position again when he returned.
PBKS will provide him along with his greatest take a look at but. The franchise has no longer handiest did not win the name in spite of enjoying within the event since 2008, but it surely has additionally handiest certified into the highest 4 two times in its historical past, with the closing one coming in 2014 when it misplaced the general to Gambhir’s KKR.
