Shashank Singh revealed his playing XI for Punjab Kings (PBKS) for their first match in the upcoming IPL 2025. Punjab kings led by Shreyas Iyer will face the Gujarat Titani on March 25th at their opening season at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Speaking about the shubhankara Mishre Podcast, Shashank chose a well -balanced playing XI for Punjab Kings with a mixture of power blows, he experienced a versatile and solid attack on bowling, and faced a Gujarat Titani host. His striking unit is full of aggressive stroke producers, as the 33-year-old chose Josha Inglis and Prabhsimran Singha as his openers.
Shashank Singh reveals XI full of Punjab Kings for their IPL 2025 opener against the Gujarata Titan
The comprehensive blow was held by Captain PBKS, Shreyas Iyer, in number 3 for stability. Australian versatile Marcus Stoinis and Glenn Maxwell will give fire strength in the middle, while Shashank Sam and Nehal Wadher provides the final power in the hit department.
On the bowling front, the pace of right -hand attack contains a sensation of South African pace Marco Jansen and Indian stars Arshdeep Singh, while the Spin department will lead the experienced two Yuzvendra Chahal and Harpreet Brar.
He chose Yasha Thakura or Kuldeepa Sen for 12. According to the right page, Punjab kings can adjust their combination based on the match conditions. If a larger total number is needed, Priyansh Arya could get a chance, while Lockie Ferguson can come for a different scenario.
Here’s Shashank Singh’s Punjab Kings XI for First IPL 2025 match:
Josh Inglis, Prabhsimran Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadher, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Singh Burr, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvedra Chahal
12. Player: Yash Thakur/Kuldeep Sen.
Shashank Singh chooses a top-4 team in IPL 2025
In the meantime, Shashank Singh made a bold statement ahead of the IPL 2025, declaring that PBKS will be among the best two teams and that he will definitely end up at the top of this season. The Punjab Kings star does not think that Kolkat Knight Riders (KKR) even has the opportunity to defend its IPL title.
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Batting All-Rounder mentioned that KKR’s IPL Captain 2024 was on the side of Punjab, which is why he held the team at the top and is convinced that he will dominate this season. He challenged that PBK would end up at the top, otherwise he would accept all trolling.
Shashank has selected the best four teams in IPL 2025, namely PBKS, Sunrizers Hyderabad (SRH), Royal Challengers Bengalur (RCB), or Mumbaj Indians (Mi) or Chennai Super Kings (CSK), will be four teams.
Shashank Singh’s IPL trip
Significantly, Shashank has played 25 games in IPL so far, and has collected 423 rides in 19 ups on average over 35 and a stop of over 161, with the highest grade of 68*. Previously, he was part of Sunrizes Hyderabad (2022), Rajasthan Royals (2019-21) and Delhi Daredevils (2017) in the Indian Premier League.
But he debuted for SRH in IPL 2022 and played 10 games for them before he found a new home at PBKS. He played 14 games for the Punjab team, although he did not win the game with Rajasthan and Delhi in the world’s largest T20 League.
