Shreyas should have slapped me, Shashank Singh's shocking revelation after losing the IPL final
- byManasavi
- 08 Jun, 2025

Shashank Singh was run out in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025, after which captain Shreyas Iyer was seen scolding him. Shashank Singh has recently put forth his side on this. Punjab Kings had to face defeat against RCB in the final of IPL 2025.
Punjab Kings had to face defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final match of IPL 2025. The performance of Punjab Kings players was very poor in the IPL final. However, after the end of this final, Punjab Kings batsman Shashank Singh has made a shocking revelation. He has said something about the team captain Shreyas, which has surprised everyone. Shashank Singh played a brilliant half-century in the final match of this season, but he could not get his team to win. This shattered the dream of Punjab Kings to win the first IPL trophy.
Shashank Singh admitted his mistake
In the qualifier 2 of IPL 2025, Punjab Kings won against Mumbai Indians. Shashank Singh made a big mistake in this match. He was run out at the time when the team needed him the most. Captain Shreyas Iyer was also very angry at this mistake of Shashank Singh and after the match he was seen scolding this player.
Regarding this, Shashank Singh said in an interview that he did the right thing. I deserved this. Iyer should have slapped me. Even my father did not talk to me till the final. That was a very important time. Shreyas told me clearly that he did not expect such a mistake from me and later he also took me to dinner.
Shashank's bat worked in the final
Even though Shashank Singh could not score big in Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians, he scored an unbeaten 61 runs in the final of IPL 2025 with explosive batting. His innings was praised by the fans. However, Shashank failed to lead his team to victory. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the IPL trophy for the first time in 18 years. Talking about Shashank Singh's IPL 2025 statistics, he scored 350 runs in 17 matches at an average of 50. His highest individual score was 61 not out.