Delhi: Punjab Kings has appointed Shreyas Iyer as the new captain of its IPL team. Iyer was bought by the team for Rs 26.75 crore in the auction held in December 2024. Will again captain the team with head coach Ricky Ponting. Before this, Iyer and Ponting have worked together in Delhi Capitals.

Announcement made in Bigg Boss

On Sunday, January 12, Salman Khan announced Iyer’s name in the special episode of Bigg Boss ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’. Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shashank Singh were especially included as guests in this episode. These three players are part of the Punjab Kings team. Salman Khan also made this official announcement in this show.

Shreyas Iyer’s statement

Shreyas Iyer thanked the Punjab Kings management and said, “I am honored that the team has reposed faith in me. I am looking forward to working with coach Ponting again. The team looks very strong, with a great mix of players with ability and performance. I hope that I will fulfill the faith shown by the team and win the first trophy for Punjab.” With this, Shreyas has now become the 17th captain to captain Punjab, before him 16 players had captained Punjab.

Shreyas’s wonderful year

The year 2024 has proved to be very good for Iyer. This year he was part of Mumbai’s Ranji and Irani Trophy winning team. Apart from this, he captained Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 IPL season and under his captaincy Kolkata became champion. Recently, under his leadership, Mumbai also won its second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.

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