In the 5th match of IPL 2025 at Ahmedabad - Punjab put into bat by Gujarat Titans have set a massive target of 244
The subject matter of
this post is a man who was at 30 lakhs for Rajasthan in 2019 & 2020; then
in 2022 & 2024 was bought at 20 lakhs – happy. In 2024, he
scored 423 runs which included 21 sixes and 28 fours for Punjab Kings in
the IPL 2024. He was retained by the franchise for Rs 5.5 crore before the mega
auction.
His name - “Shashank Singh”, a right-hand batter and right-arm offspinner, shot into the limelight after hitting an unbeaten 29-ball 61 for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024. Remember that was a partnership with yesterday’s hero Ashutosh Sharma that tilted the game.
Today Mohammad Siraj bowled the final over to him. First was upper cut over short third for 4; 2nd whipped to deep midwicket and they ran 2; 3rd superbly sent between mid-off and extracover for 4; 4th disappeared over deep cover; then came a wide; legal 5tgh was lofted over deep backward square for another 4 – and last ball too disappeared for a four. From 22 off 10, he ended at 44 off 16.
What is unsaid is his partner at the other end was Shreyas Iyer waiting on 97 for his maiden century – and there was no attempt to rotate or give the chance to Shreyas. In fact in 18.5 Iyer on 96 took a single and Shasank took another off the last ball to retain the strike.
Shreyas Iyer had a
century for the taking. He was 97 off 42 when it began but was not allowed to face a single ball !! in the mid-match interview Shasank was to say
that his partner had asked him to go for runs and not think of his hundred !!!
Regards – S Sampathkumar
25.3.2025
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