Prabhsimran Singh’s amazing IPL 2025 season with the bat for the Punjab Kings (PBKS) has not only gained him new fans and admiration, but he is also giving his family, particularly his father, Sardar Surjit Singh, happiness as he deals with a kidney ailment.

On Sunday evening, the Singh family in Patiala was glued to the television, watching their son Prabhsimran Singh's belligerent stroke-play, which led Punjab Kings (PBKS) to a 37-run victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), putting them second in the Indian Premier League (IPL) points table and one step away from a guaranteed playoff spot.

The Singhs have had a bittersweet few weeks. While Prabhsimran is racking up runs for the PBKS (437 runs in 11 innings at a strike rate of 170), his father, Sardar Surjit Singh, is on dialysis because both of his kidneys are failing.

The morning after, Surjit asked his elder brother, Satwinderpal Singh, whether Simmu (Prabhsimran's nickname) had won the Player of the Match award or not.

"The only time he smiles these days is when he sees Prabhsimran bat in the IPL. He is going through dialysis three times a week. As an elder brother, I can't see the pain he is enduring. I have to step out of the house when the doctors come home for the dialysis. Not a day has gone by that I have not prayed that it should not be my younger brother," Satwinderpal Singh told the Times of India.

Satwinderpal isn't sure how long his younger brother will live, but he's found a way to make Surjit happy.

"Before every Punjab Kings match, I carry him to the living room. We watch the match together, and every time the camera is on Simmu, he smiles. If Simmu scores, he keeps on smiling and laughing. In those moments, he forgets the pain he is in. If Simmu plays a rash shot, he shouts, 'khotte aaram naal khel (play sensibly). Simmu called on Monday morning to get an update about Surjit.

And my brother gave him back by saying why he threw away his wicket after getting so close to the hundred. While shouting at Simmu, he gasps for breath. Every time I have to intervene and tell him to praise the kid because he is playing so well,” Satwinderpal added.

Prabhsimran Singh had promised his brother, Anmolpreet Singh, his father, his uncle, and PBKS coach Ricky Ponting that he would score two centuries this season. The promise remains unmet, but his onslaught has brought a breath of fresh air to PBKS, who had put their faith in him for the previous six seasons, and they are finally reaping the benefits.

"I think you're starting to see why I was so keen to retain Prabhsimran. He's a very, very good young player, and he's very keen to bring success to this team, and that showed with the way that he played tonight. I sort of challenged him in the team meeting to go on and get a 100 in this match, and unfortunately, Prabh fell just a little bit short of that,” Ponting stated after the match.

Prabhsimran with the bat is not only helping Punjab Kings qualify for the playoffs for the first time in a decade but also adding more days to his ailing father's life.

"Every time Simmu does well, I think it adds a few days to Surjit's life," said Satwinderpal, who wants his ward to help Punjab win the IPL trophy.

(Times of India inputs)