Shreyas Iyer will Lead Punjab Kings in IPL 2025: Punjab Kings have named Shreyas Iyer as new skipper for IPL 2025. The announcement was made by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan on the reality TV show.

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However, Iyer, Shashank Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal were present on the sets of the show with Salman Khan to make it more exciting for the fans.

The 30-year-old expressed gratitude to the Punjab Kings management and vowed to repay the faith. “I am honoured that the team has reposed its faith in me. I am looking forward to working again with Coach Ponting. The team looks strong, with a great mix of potential and proven performers. I hope to repay the faith shown by the management to deliver our maiden title,” Iyer said.

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Head coach Ricky Ponting said, “Shreyas has a great mind for the game. His proven capabilities as captain will enable the team to deliver. I have enjoyed my time with Iyer in the past in IPL, and I look forward to working with him again. With his leadership and the talent in the squad, I am excited about the seasons ahead.”

Punjab Kings CEO Satish Menon added, “We had identified Shreyas as our captain and were delighted with the auction result. He has already proven himself to master the format, and his vision for the team aligns perfectly with our goals. With him and Ponting joining hands again, we are confident our team has a solid leadership group to guide us to our first title.”

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In 2024, Shreyas Iyer was led Mumbai team and won Ranji and Irani trophy. In 2024 IPL, He was skipper of KKR in won the IPL title.

He was expected to be named Punjab Kings captain in IPL 2025 after being acquired for a staggering Rs 26.75 crore during the IPL Mega Auction in November last year.

“The auction has gone great. It probably couldn’t have gone much better, to be honest. It’s been a lot of work and a lot of team effort. The analysts have done a terrific job, providing me with much information on the local players. Obviously, I know a lot about the overseas guys,” Ponting said after the auction.

Punjab Kings squad:

Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Nehal Wadhera, Harpreet Brar, Vishnu Vinod, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Thakur, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Lockie Ferguson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Kuldeep Sen, Priyansh Arya, Aaron Hardie, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Xavier Bartlett, Pyla Avinash, Pravin Dubey.

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Rohit Sharma said ‘Gully Cricket Khel Raha Hai Kya…’ : Australia won the toss and chose to bat first in today’s start of the Boxing Day Test between India and Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma lost his temper with Yashasvi Jaiswal on the first day of the fourth Test. Rohit was seen reprimanding Jaiswal in a widely shared video, telling him that this isn’t gully cricket and telling him to hold his ground till the delivery was bowled.

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Steve Smith hit a defensive shot towards cover during Ravindra Jadeja’s over, which is when the event happened.

Jaiswal, who was positioned at silly point, jumped following Smith’s defensive stroke, which prompted Rohit to say the following to him.

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Rohit said, “Arre Jaisu, Gully cricket khel raha hai kya? Niche baith ke reh. Jab tak ball khelega nahin tab tak uthne ka nahin.” (Hey Jaisu, are you playing gully cricket? Squat down and don’t get up until the batter plays the ball.)

Debutant Sam Konstas (60) sparked the home team’s charge with a scintillating half-century, marking a dream debut with some stunning strokes.

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Usman Khawaja (57), Marnus Labuschagne (72), and Steve Smith (68 not out) all contributed with fifties on a good batting surface.

The unmatched Jasprit Bumrah (3/75) was predicted to be India’s best bowler.

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Following an unusually calm first session in which Konstas attacked the Indian bowler with a flurry of sixes and boundaries, Bumrah got back to his best form, taking three vital wickets, including the early dismissals of Travis Head (0) and Mitchell Marsh (4).

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