Shashank Singh revealed the secret why Shreyas Iyer was not given the strike, could have completed his century

Whenever a batsman is batting on a score of approximately 90 runs, he wants to score his century by hook or crook. But Punjab Kings' new captain Shreyas Iyer is a different player. He had a golden opportunity to mark his first IPL century against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. Shreyas was batting on 97 runs from 42 balls. He would have comfortably scored his century if he had received the strike in the last over, but Shashank Singh did not give him the strike. After the match, Shashank Singh himself revealed the secret and told why he did this?

Shreyas Iyer's explosive innings of 97 runs off 42 balls and Shashank Singh's 23 runs in the last over helped the Punjab Kings set a huge target of 244 runs in front of Gujarat Titans. In response, Gujarat's team could only score 232 runs and Punjab got its first win in IPL 2025. After winning the match by 11 runs, Shashank Singh revealed why Shreyas was deprived of a century?

Shashank said after the match that honestly, I did not see the scoreboard earlier, but on the first ball, I saw that Shreyas was on 97 runs. I was about to ask him whether I should take a single or do something else, but Shreyas came and told me not to worry about his century. Shashank said that it takes a lot of courage and bravery to say this because centuries are not easily made in T20, especially in IPL. This increased my confidence even more.

The result was that the Punjab team added 77 runs in the last four overs. Actually, Iyer faced only four balls in the last three overs. At the same time, Shashank Singh scored 44 runs in 16 balls. Shashank said that it is a team game, we all know this, but then it is difficult to be so selfless in such circumstances, but Shreyas is one of them.

He further said that I have known Shreyas for the last 15 years, and he is the same. He told me to stay calm, play the cricket shots that I usually play, maintain my balance, and with the grace of God, I think we did well. Shreyas is a person who works on instinct as a captain. This is the reason why he is one of the best captains in the world right now.