Shreyas Iyer's Remarks On Punjab Kings' Defeat Sum Up His Brilliant Captaincy Mindset

Following the loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 at home, Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer spoke about what went wrong in the clash that led to the defeat in the 18th encounter of the cash-rich league. A hard-hitting half-century by Yashasvi Jaiswal and top bowling spells from Jofra Archer, Sandeep Sharma and Maheesh Theekshana helped Rajasthan Royals (RR) secure a 50-run win over the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at Mullanpur on Saturday.

With this loss, PBKS suffered its first defeat of IPL 2025 and started its home leg with a setback. It is in fourth place with two wins and a loss, whereas RR is in seventh place with two wins in two matches.

"I felt we could have taken it slower and tried to build partnerships, but lots of learning from this game. Today, there was no dew as we anticipated, but I feel we need to go back to the drawing board and see the videos where we weren't able to execute with our bowling and batting. We lost back-to-back wickets as well, which wasn't ideal as it isn't easy for new batters. Nehal was phenomenal under pressure. He took some time and then was able to charge the bowlers, making the most of the situation. Need a slight hiccup to wake you up at the start of the tournament. I personally feel this loss will be good, and we will need to go back to the drawing board," Shreyas Iyer said in the post-match presentation.

Further, the 30-year-old player spoke about the team's performance, saying that they weren't able to execute the plans

"To be honest, I was considering around 180-185. That would be good to chase over here, we weren't able to execute our plans. I'm glad this blip happened early in the tournament. It