Who is Shashank Singh?, the one who saved the reputation of Punjab

IPL 2024 On Thursday, the 17th match was played between Gujarat Titans and Punjab Kings. Punjab Kings registered a spectacular victory in the match. The player who made the most headlines from Punjab is Shashank Singh. In the match, Shashank Singh dashed Gujarat Titans’ hopes of victory by playing an unbeaten half-century. Let us tell you, after buying this player in her team, Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta was regretting a lot. But this batsman saved the honor of Punjab by making the team win. Shashank’s bat spoke in Ahmedabad when batsmen like Shikhar Dhawan and Jonny Bairstow had proved to be flops. Thanks to Shashank’s explosive half-century, the team won the match by three wickets.

IPL 2024: Preity Zinta did not want to be kept in the team

Punjab Kings owner Preity Zinta had also raised the demand for the return of Shashank Singh during the mini auction held in December 2023 for IPL 2024. But this could not happen. If this happens then it would be against the rules. In view of this their demand was not kept. Let us tell you, Shashank Singh was included in their team by Punjab Kings for the base price of Rs 20 lakh. Shashank, who came at number six, added life to the match with his batting. He executed the match-winning innings of 61 runs in just 29 balls with the help of four sixes and six fours.

IPL 2024: Introduction of Shashank

Let us tell you, Shashank is 32 years old. He made his IPL debut in 2022. But from the year 2019, teams had placed bets on him. Before Punjab Kings, Shashank had also been a part of Hyderabad and Rajasthan teams. He was born on November 21, 1991. Before playing for Shashank Singh Punjab, he had also been a part of the teams of Rajasthan, Delhi and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

IPL 2024: Ashutosh Sharma made impact in the match

Apart from Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, who came to bat as an impact player for Punjab Kings, also made a lot of impact in the match. Ashutosh played an important role in helping the team win with the help of 3 fours and 1 six in just 17 balls. This is a tremendous comeback for Punjab Kings after two consecutive defeats.