The team of social media Pandjab Kings did not miss the opportunity to troll Rishabh Pant for his viral comments after the auction. After the Shreyas Iyer team led on Tuesday 1.
Rishabh pant picked up a few eyebrows when it seemed to indicate that he did not like it too much Pandjab kings. Pant’s comments came during an interview with official transmitters after it was purchased for a record amount of RS 27 Crore from Lucknow Super Giants at the IPL 2025. PBKS, however, decided to Shreyas Iyer and secured it for RS 26.75 Crore.
“I had only one tension and it was the Pandjab Kings,” Pant Star Sports said in an interview as he asked about his expectations of the auction. The video was viral at the time and were the fans of the pandjab who criticized the pants Tuesday.
“The auction of this Mein Hi Khatam Ho Gay thi! (The tension ended in the auction itself),” Punjab Kings wrote on Tuesday and shared a video of his captain Shreyas Iyer.
It was a contrasting start with Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant with new franchises. While Iyer broke 97 in the victory of PBKS over Gujarat Titans, followed by an undefeated 54 V Successful PBKS 172 chase against LSG Tuesday.
Iyer redefined his launch style and mentioned aggression after being criticized for his approach with the bat, although he led Kolkata Knight to the title last season. Iyer hit 13 six in the first two matches for Kings pandjab and laid a blow in the season.
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant was trying to trouble with shooters Much, just 17 runs in three IPL 2025 games. LSG lost with Delhi Capitals in their first match of the season, but bounced back to beat Gujarat Titans in their second game. However, they were humiliated by PBKS in their first home season in Lucknow.
“We were not good enough on that day. We will learn and proceed forward. Certainly a lot of positives, at the beginning of the tournament, we are still inventing a lot of things for the team and hopefully it will work for us,” Pant said.
Lucknow Super Giants will face Bombai’s Indians on Friday 4th April.
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
April 1 2025
