Preity Zinta shared a selfie with Shashank Singh on her official Instagram deal with with an extended caption appreciating the PBKS star who turned out to grow to be the hero for his staff towards the Gujarat Titans (GT) on the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. As per stories, Singh was picked by PBKS accidently within the public sale for a base value of Rs 20 lakhs.
Sharing the image, Zinta wrote an extended message in caption which learn, “Today seems like the perfect day to finally talk about things that were said in the past about us at the auction. A lot of people in similar situations would have lost confidence, buckled under pressure or become de-motivated ……. but not Shashank ! He is not like a lot of people. He is truly special. Not just because of his skill as a player but because of his positive attitude & incredible spirit. He took all the comments, jokes and brick bats so sportingly & never became a victim.” (Suryakumar Yadav Injury Update: Star Batter Declared Fit By NCA To Play For Mumbai Indians? Read Here)
“He backed himself and showed us what he is made of, and for that I applaud him. He has my admiration & my respect. I hope he can be an example to all of you when life takes a different turn & does not play according to script, for it’s not what people think of you that matters, but what You think of Yourself ! So never stop believing in yourself like Shashank & I’m sure you will be Man of the match in the game of life.”
Reacting to the publish, Shashank wrote, “Thank you so much for your kind words ma’am, you have always believed in me from day one and it’s my privilege to play for @punjabkingsipl Franchise which is so welcoming and full of positivity. Thank you for always Supporting and it means so so much to me @realpz (black heart emoji).”
Post sport, Shashank Singh heaped reward on skipper Shikhar Dhawan for backing him and serving to him enhance completely different elements of his sport. In the continuing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, in the course of the PBKS conflict towards the Gujarat Titans, the 32-year-old defied the percentages along with his distinctive stroke play, which left the Ahmedabad crowd surprised.
GT stood in pole place whereas defending their herculean whole of 200. PBKS had been tottering at 111/5 within the thirteenth over, with 89 runs wanted in 46 deliveries.
After registering a golden duck towards DC, Shashank put his earlier exploits previous and went on a rampage from that time, which left GT’s skilled bowling line-up bamboozled. He ended the evening with 61* in a mere 29 deliveries.
“Shikkhi (Dhawan) paji has backed me a lot and when I got out for a duck against DC he called me into his room and said don’t worry we will back you. He also gives me technical points to improve my game. He is not like you have to win or lose, he wants a player to take his game to the next level,” Shashank advised ANI.
One of the franchise house owners, Preity Zinta, was current in the course of the match, providing her assist to the gamers. (IPL 2024: Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya’s Bromance In New Video Goes Viral – WATCH)
Shashank recalled the primary interplay he had with Preity and the boldness that she confirmed in him and mentioned, “Preity ma’am always backs the team and she was really happy. When we first met, she told me, I am sure you will win the game for us and I contributed to PBKS’s victory; hopefully more will follow.”
The right-handed batter was promoted within the batting order as he got here out to bat forward of Jitesh Sharma. Shashank revealed the dialog he had with the administration and the directions that he obtained earlier than pulling off the unbelievable chase.
“It was a good opportunity for me. I have always believed that these are the games where you can make a good contribution to your team. So when I was going out to bat, Sanjay sir told me you would go up to bat in the order so stay relaxed. When Sam got out, I didn’t see the scoreboard and that was a good thing. I was like, I would react accordingly to the way the ball is bowled my intent was to go out and score runs,” Shashank mentioned.
“The coach and management have always backed me, they told me to not try anything different they told me to play the way that I have in domestic cricket. GT has a good bowling attack so I played just ball to ball and reacted accordingly,” he added.
Shashank will return to motion for PBKS towards Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday on the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Punjab.
