Punjab Kings (PBK) Vice-Private Shashank Singh During the qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians (MI), the team captain Shreyas Iyer reflected at a stressful moment. He said that Iyer showed disappointment after his run-out and admitted that the captain's anger was fair and was appropriate in that situation.
Shashank recalled that the incident occurred when he was walking towards the crease, was unaware of the situation, and MI captain Hardik Pandya knocked the Bell. Despite the shock, Pbks managed to qualify for Iyer's heroes for the last thanks. He said that after the heat and anger during the game, the atmosphere changed after the match ended.
Interview
After Qualifier 2, Shreyas Iyer was angry with you. What did he say to you at that time?
See what Shreyas said, I think everyone is lip-reading these days. Therefore, he was angry, there is no question about it. I used to talk to him very well, and he was angry, and why he was angry? Because he is a person who is very emotional about sports. When he goes to the field, his passion is seen. This was my stupidity – the way I was walking and went out, obviously it was a bad situation. That thing was not acceptable, and he scolded me there, 'What are you doing?'.
The way he said, it was right, it was appropriate … [it] For that moment, we came to the dressing room and it was cold – we were eating together, having fun. Shreyas is a person that when he says something in anger – I was entitled, I was wrong, I was entitled to the misconduct – (it lives in the moment). But when you do well, he also appreciates it, which is his good quality. If he appreciates me very much in his best time, then when I do foolish, he can abuse me too, it is acceptable. Therefore, I felt that he did nothing wrong, and whatever he said, I cannot say what the words were, but whatever he said, I deserved it.
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