NEW DELHI: Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings on Sunday named Shreyas Iyer as their new captain for the 2025 season, which begins in March.
The announcement of Iyer changing into PBKS captain was made by Bollywood famous person Salman Khan on the fact present ‘Bigg Boss‘.
Iyer was on the present together with teammates Shashank Singh and Yuzvendra Chahal.
The 30-year-old, who final 12 months led Kolkata Knight Riders to title triumph, expressed appreciation to Punjab Kings administration and dedicated to justifying their confidence in him.
“I’m honoured that the staff has reposed its religion in me. I’m trying ahead to working once more with Coach Ponting. The staff appears sturdy, with an awesome mixture of potential and confirmed performers. I hope to repay the religion proven by the administration to ship our maiden title,” Iyer mentioned.
The franchise’s new head coach Ricky Ponting praised Iyer’s strategic considering and management abilities.
“Shreyas has an awesome thoughts for the sport. His confirmed capabilities as captain will allow the staff to ship. I’ve loved my time with Iyer previously in IPL, and I stay up for working with him once more. Along with his management and the expertise within the squad, I’m excited in regards to the seasons forward.”
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Punjab Kings CEO Satish Menon confirmed their focused acquisition of Iyer as captain. He highlighted Iyer’s understanding of the sport and alignment with the staff’s aims.
“We had recognized Shreyas as our captain and had been delighted with the public sale outcome. He has already confirmed himself to grasp the format, and his imaginative and prescient for the staff aligns completely with our targets. With him and Ponting becoming a member of arms once more, we’re assured our staff has a stable management group to information us to our first title.”
Iyer had a exceptional 2024 season the place he contributed to Mumbai’s Ranji and Irani Trophy victories. He additionally led KKR to their IPL 2024 triumph. Moreover, he captained Mumbai to their second Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy win.
Iyer’s appointment as Punjab Kings captain was extensively anticipated following his acquisition for Rs 26.75 crore within the November IPL Mega Public sale.
Punjab Kings entered the public sale retaining solely Shashank Singh and Prabhsimran Singh. That they had a most purse of Rs 110.5 crore and aimed to rebuild below new coach Ricky Ponting. They used their Proper-to-Match (RTM) card to safe Arshdeep Singh for Rs 18 crore, outbidding Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Punjab Kings made a major funding in buying Iyer for Rs 26.75 crore. This was the second highest bid within the public sale, surpassed solely by Rishabh Pant’s Rs 27 crore acquisition by Lucknow Tremendous Giants.
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.
