Shashank said- felt bad for some time. After that we have started preparing for 2026 IPL.
3 June 2025. The final match of IPL 2025 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Punjab needed 42 runs in 12 balls to win. The hopes of the fans were almost over. Shashank Singh and Kyle were at the crease at the crease. Shashank did not give up. In the last over
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Punjab Kings may have lost the final by 6 runs, but Shashank won the hearts of the fans. Virat of Bengaluru had tears in his eyes, then Shashank also wept on the field. Dainik Bhaskar talked to Shashank and learned what was going on in his mind in the pressure of the final match? What did captain Shreyas Iyer call him and what is his next target after IPL? Read, conversation with Shashank…
Question: What was going on in the mind during the last over? Shashank: I was confident that I would do it. A six was needed on every ball. When the first ball was missed, I felt very bad, I did not give single on the second ball. At that time, Kylle was batting in front of me. My strategy was to stay at the striker end.
It was almost impossible, but there is a hope that all is possible if a no -ball or a bad ball is found. It is very important to trust. When you play a final -like match, the front team also lives in pressure. I was sure that a bad ball would come. I was giving my hundred percent. When 12 runs were needed on the last ball, I felt that we could not do it.
Shashank started cricket coaching from Bhopal. After MP, now play from Chhattisgarh.
Question: What did captain Shreyas Iyer say during the time out? Shashank: During the entire tournament, we were talking about hope and trust. In the time out, Shreyas told us that you will be able to believe. Batting with good intensity and keeping a good intent. Shreyas was confident that both of us would be able to do it.
We also believed. The whole team was confident that we would do it. But if someone always loses, someone learns, then we should learn that day.
Question: You predicted Punjab’s top-2 before? Shashank: When we became a team of people, I met everyone. Coach Ricky Ponting, Brad Hadin, James Hopes and our domestic coach Sunil Joshi, Trever Gonzalvis … were positive about all tournaments. I already know captain Shreyas. This time, he got a lot of positive changes in them.
Trust increases when you live in such a positive environment. All of us hoped that we would come in the top-2. It was also believed that we would win, but I went there wrong. Our team had solidarity from the beginning to the end, it is necessary in the game.
Question: What was the team’s reaction after losing the final? Shashank: Shreyas was positive even after the final defeat in the final. He said that this is the champion team, we have not won now but the next year’s IPL is only a few months away. We are going to come back and we are going to take a cup. Next time final match will be held in Bengaluru and there is no doubt that we will win.
Yes, it definitely felt bad for some time. After that, now we have started preparing for 2026 IPL from now. We do not even fear who will play if someone is engaged, 25 of our 25 players are match winners. Management had a big hand behind us. All our domestic players were, Priyansh, Prabhasimran and I… all of us have gone well.
Question: How is the future of cricket in MP? Shashank: Silver is a very stabilized player in MP. There was a Madhav Tiwari playing from Delhi, one was Aniket, a mystery bowler came to the Kolkata team. There is no shortage of talent in MP. It was not even when I played. Skills are with everyone. It is necessary to click on the right time.
The MP’s team played the final of Mushtaq Ali Cup this time. The Ranji Trophy won two years ago. All these things are very important and they come from the grass root level itself. Cricket is developing in small cities. MP Cricket Association should give a credit for this.
Question: What are you going to do after IPL now? Shashank: It is the dream of every player to play for the country. Before that there are many tournaments like Ranji, Vijay Hazare Trophy. The most important is to relax. I will spend time with family for the next few days. This season was quite long. There were many ups and downs. Mental stress was also very high. Once my Chhattisgarh tournament will end, then my plan is to spend time with my mother and father for a month.
Question: How was the family support in this journey of cricket? Shashank: I am very lucky in the case that my family has been very supportive. Even today, there are ups and downs, if the bad time comes, they increase my courage. Cricket is a big game in our country. Not everyone gets so much support from the family. I know that the day I play the last match, I will get support from family and friends.
Question: What did you get to learn from this IPL? Shashank: Stay positive. This is the biggest learning of this IPL. I have learned not only cricket but also for life. I have known Shreyas for 15 years, but this year we were together for three months, so I could know each other very well. I then realized why he was so successful? There is no doubt that skills wise, talent wise are very high. He is always very positive.
We have never seen in three months that he had talked to anyone negative, he has impressed all of us. I would like to tell everyone to be positive in your life. Cricket is a part of life, life is at the top.
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