Captain Shreyas Iyer is on the cusp of constructing historical past for Punjab Kings because the franchise prepares to tackle the Royal Challengers Bengaluru within the Indian Premier League remaining at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium.
PBKS have by no means received an IPL title, and tonight will likely be their second-ever look within the summit conflict, after a niche of 11 years.
He has led from the entrance and scored a wide ranging 87* (41) in opposition to the Mumbai Indians in the Qualifier 2 match to win the sport for PBKS.
Whereas Iyer has garnered the love of PBKS followers in his first season on the franchise with spectacular performances with the bat and as captain, his 4 sixes to seal the Qualifier 2 recreation would have solely additional cemented his place of their hearts.
Mumbai boy as ‘Sarpanch Saab’?
PBKS co-owner Preity Zinta and Iyer sat down forward of the ultimate and mentioned the nickname the loyal followers have given their fashionable captain.
The Bollywood actress needed to search out out the origin of PBKS captain’s nickname, ‘Sarpanch Saab’, and probed Iyer on it.
Zinta requested, “You’ve got been named Sarpanch Saab. So, how does a Mumbai boy who went to Kolkata now turn into a Punjabi? How did you get this tag of Sarpanch Saab?”
Iyer quipped, “I significantly don’t know about it. I’ve obtained no clue how I obtained this title however I’m positive it got here from the administration.
“So, wherever I am going in Punjab, in Chandigarh, every time I get out of the lodge, followers say, ‘Sarpanch Saab, one picture please'”.
Shreyas Iyer street in Punjab?
He additionally spoke a few humorous incident he encountered when he was stopped at a visitors mild after a coaching session.
“We have been stopped on the sign and there was this automobile full of 5 guys. They noticed me sitting within the automobile and mentioned ‘Sarpanch Saab win us the title this 12 months and we are going to title a road after you,” he mentioned within the interplay. Watch right here:
Iyer has an opportunity to be a part of PBKS forklore if he ends a profitable season with the last word prize in T20 league.
PBKS made their maiden IPL remaining apperance in 2014 however their hearts have been damaged by Kolkata Knight Riders.
Some 11 years later, Iyer and his teammates can heal the heartbreak by main PBKS to their first-ever IPL title in 2025.
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