Punjab Kings name Shreyas Iyer as skipper for upcoming IPL season
Punjab Kings announced cricketer Shreyas Iyer as the skipper of their squad for the upcoming Indian Premier League season.
Iyer will be looking forward to winning the title as the champion captain since he led the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in the 2024 edition of the cash-rich tournament.
๐๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ! ๐ซ#CaptainShreyas #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings pic.twitter.com/jCYtx4bbVH
โ Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) January 12, 2025
Iyer was released by KKR and in the last auction, Kings added him to its squad by paying a massive price of INR 26.75 Crore.
"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 was quoted as saying by Cricbuzz.
Punjab is the third franchise for which Iyer will play in his IPL career.
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