IPL 2024: Punjab Kings Players Criticised By Fans For Not Celebrating Shashank Singh's 50
IPL 2024: A viral video on social media showed a subdued reaction from the PBKS team when Shashank reached his 50-run mark in 25 balls during the 18th over of the chase.
In a thrilling encounter in the IPL 2024, Shashank Singh stole the spotlight with an outstanding performance for Punjab Kings against Gujarat Titans on Thursday. Despite facing a daunting target of 200 runs, Punjab Kings' top order struggled initially, making victory seem unlikely until Shashank Singh stepped up to the challenge.
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Forming crucial partnerships with Prabhsimran Singh and Ashutosh Sharma, Shashank guided Punjab towards the target steadily. He remained unbeaten with a score of 61 runs off 29 balls as PBKS successfully chased down the target in 19.5 overs.
Worst behaviour ! ?
¡ª V I P E R (@VIPERoffl) April 5, 2024
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However, a viral video on social media showed a subdued reaction from the PBKS team when Shashank reached his 50-run mark in 25 balls during the 18th over of the chase. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra criticized the team for the lack of acknowledgment, saying, "Itna snnata hai (There is complete silence). Nobody has acknowledged this fifty. Even this team hasn't acknowledged... He has kept you alive in the contest. He is CPR for your team."
Here's how netizens reacted to this moment from the match:
Jaaaaa tu franchise for a reason. The man who was by mistakenly brought by this team he literally took over them to a huge victory of a chase in 200 runs no one is even applauding him for his 50.
¡ª Rakshit Shah - DUNKI (@rshah2611) April 5, 2024
Thats why they dont have trophies. They themselves are literally confused
no one appreciate Shashank singh half century yesterday not even his own teammates and they didn't even clapped they just watched. seeing this it just brock my heart #GTvsPBKS #ShashankSingh
¡ª Aditya Soni (@imAdsoni) April 5, 2024
They didn¡¯t celebrated because they wanted him to finish the match for him¡ otherwise this knock would have been faded in years to come if he hadn¡¯t won it from here¡. Some milestones are more sweeter when team wins ?
¡ª Gaurav Singh (@loggerheads36) April 5, 2024
Glti se liya tha toh sharm aa ri hai clapping mein.
¡ª Kunal Yadav (@Kunal_KLR) April 5, 2024
Even Shikhar Dhawan didn't showed any expression after the Win. pic.twitter.com/98vMARkdj9
¡ª IPL Scoop (@Ipl_scoop) April 5, 2024
shashank didn't celebrate his half century because he wanted to win the match for his team. I can understand.
¡ª Wickets Hitting (@offpacedelivery) April 5, 2024
But how the hell the support staff and the rest of the players sitting silently. That's Absurd.
Despite the muted response from his teammates, Punjab Kings skipper Shikhar Dhawan appreciated Shashank's effort in the post-match presentation, saying, "The plan was to give a good start but I got out unfortunately... The way Shashank came in and hit those sixes, it was brilliant, the way he hit the ball, it looked effortless."
Following the match, Punjab Kings co-owner and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta took to social media to express her admiration for Shashank's mental fortitude, saying, "Today seems like the perfect day to finally talk about things that were said in the past about us at the auction... He backed himself and showed us what he is made of, and for that, I applaud him."
Today seems like the perfect day to finally talk about things that were said in the past about us at the auction. A lot of people in similar situations would have lost confidence, buckled under pressure or become de-motivated ¡¡. but not Shashank ! He is not like a lot of¡ pic.twitter.com/OAPfLFKwxq
¡ª Preity G Zinta (@realpreityzinta) April 5, 2024
Zinta further added, "He has my admiration & my respect... So never stop believing in yourself like Shashank & I'm sure you will be the Man of the match in the game of life."
At the IPL 2024 mini-auction in Dubai, Punjab Kings found themselves in a peculiar situation when they secured the signing of uncapped all-rounder Shashank Singh at his base price of Rs 20 lakh, only to realize they may have targeted the wrong player amidst confusion with another Shashank Singh listed.
Initially, owners Ness Wadia and Preity Zinta expressed uncertainty, but the auctioneer confirmed the deal had been sealed. Later, PBKS clarified that they indeed intended to sign the Shashank Singh they acquired and not the younger player with a similar name.
Two players of similar names on the IPL list created confusion. I am delighted to share that the right Shashank Singh has been onboarded. He has put out some noteworthy performances, and we're ready to unleash his talent.
¡ª Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) December 20, 2023
- Satish Menon
CEO, Punjab Kings.
CEO Satish Menon affirmed their satisfaction with the player's potential, citing his track record in T20s, including notable performances, despite missing out on the previous IPL season after going unsold.
Shashank Singh, a batting all-rounder, boasts a career tally of 815 runs at a striking 141 in 59 T20 appearances. His IPL journey commenced with the Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022, though he remained unclaimed at the auction preceding the last season, thus missing out on the action.
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