"Tension Auction Mein Khatam...": Punjab Kings' Brutally Punch Back At Rishabh Pant

Punjab Kings (PBKS) convincingly beat Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2025 clash, with their captain Shreyas Iyer slamming a half-century. PBKS wasted no time taking to social media to celebrate Iyer and also took a subtle dig at LSG captain Rishabh Pant. After being bought for Rs 27 crore at the IPL 2025 mega auction, Pant expressed relief about not being bought by Punjab Kings. Now, PBKS punched back at Pant with a post on social media, asserting how all of their worries got over in the auction itself.

"Mera ek hi tension tha, wo tha Punjab (I had only one tension, which was getting picked by Punjab)," Rishabh Pant had told JioStar after being unveiled as LSG's captain.

Now, Punjab Kings have hit back at Pant with a jibe of their own.

"Tension toh auction mein hi khatam ho gayi thi (Our tension was over at the auction)!" tweeted out Punjab Kings, via their X handle, with a video of Shreyas Iyer.

toh auction mein hi khatam ho gayi thi! pic.twitter.com/TnWcg5MxdM

It comes across as a subtle reference to PBKS choosing to buy Shreyas Iyer over Rishabh Pant at the auction table.

Iyer was bought for Rs 26.75 crore by Punjab Kings at the IPL 2025 mega auction, briefly making him the most-expensive player in IPL history, before LSG smashed it by paying Rs 27 crore for Pant.

Iyer has led PBKS to successive wins at the start of IPL 2025, which sees them at second spot in the league table after their win over LSG.

Iyer has also experienced contrasting form to Pant. Pant has struggled heavily with the bat, scoring a duck, 15 and 2 in his first three games for LSG. On the other hand, Iyer has already amassed 149 runs in his first two games for PBKS, and is yet to be dismissed.

Iyer slammed an incredible unbeaten 97 to help