Delhi: The great batsman of the Indian cricket team Sunil Gavaskar has recently made a big statement about Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain Shreyas Iyer. It is worth noting that in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction, Punjab included Shreyas in his team in a huge amount of Rs 26.75 crore and as captain, Iyer is moving well towards bringing the Punjab team to the playoffs.
Interestingly, in IPL 2024, Shreyas Iyer won the IPL title to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the third time, but Gavaskar says that at that time Iyer did not get the credit for his contribution, which he is now getting in Punjab Kings.
75 -year -old Sunil Gavaskar said on Star Sports, “He did not get the credit for the IPL victory in the last season. All the credit was given to someone else. Actually the captain has a very big role on the ground, not the person who is sitting in the dugout.
It is also worth noting that Shreyas Iyer himself admitted that Kolkata did not get the same identity despite winning the third trophy. The special thing is that Kolkata retained many big names like Sunil Naren, Andre Russell, but did not retain Iyer.
Shreyas said in an interview to the Times of India, “I personally felt that I did not get the recognition after winning the IPL, which I expected, but at the end of the day you have self -esteem and you will continue to do the work that is not right, even if no one is watching. The same, and I did the same, and I did the same.”
Currently, Punjab is second in Kings Points Table. The team has played 12 matches so far, out of which 8 have won and 3 have been defeated. The team remains strong in the playoff race and will expect to perform well in the remaining matches.
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