Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal and Shashank Singh visited Bigg Boss house.
Shreyas Iyer, who was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the IPL 2025 auction for INR 26.75 Crores, has been named the captain of the franchise for the upcoming IPL edition. This revelation was made on the Bigg Boss show.
Punjab Kings players Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Shashank Singh appeared on the January 12 show on Bigg Boss 18, which is hosted by actor Salman Khan. Shashank was retained by PBKS for INR 5.5 Crore before the auction, while Chahal was picked for Rs 18 crore in the auction.
Punjab Kings had dumped their entire roster ahead of the IPL 2025 auction, retaining just Shashank and Prabhsimran Singh. They also have a new coaching staff headed by Ricky Ponting. Their other overseas picks are Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett.
Shreyas Iyer, meanwhile won the IPL 2024 season with Kolkata Knight Riders (KRR) but parted ways with the franchise. He will be expected to take Punjab Kings to their first IPL playoffs since their finals appearance in 2014.