Former India cricketer Yograj Singh has taken a sharp dig at Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, slamming his dismissal in the IPL 2025 final and going as far as calling it a "criminal offence".
In a pulsating IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their first-ever IPL title after 17 long seasons
Former India cricketer Yograj Singh has taken a sharp dig at Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer, slamming his dismissal in the IPL 2025 final and going as far as calling it a "criminal offence".
In a pulsating IPL 2025 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched their first-ever IPL title after 17 long seasons.
Chasing 191 for victory, Punjab Kings suffered an early blow when skipper Shreyas Iyer was dismissed for just 1 run off 2 deliveries, caught behind while playing a reckless shot against Romario Shepherd. The poorly judged stroke proved to be a crucial setback in Punjab바카라s narrow six-run defeat.
Speaking to ANI, Yograj Singh didn바카라t hold back in his criticism of Shreyas Iyer following Punjab Kings' defeat in the IPL 2025 final. Referring to the skipper바카라s careless dismissal, Singh said, "The shot which Shreyas Iyer played in the final was a criminal offence, according to me. Ashok Mankad told me about this criminal offence, which comes under Section 302."
바카라He also told me that the repercussions of this is that you will be banned for two matches. What Shreyas did yesterday is not acceptable. There is no apology for that,바카라 he added.
During the match, RCB piled up 190 for 9, with Virat Kohli anchoring the innings with 43, while Rajat Patidar and Jitesh Sharma chipped in with 26 and 24 respectively. Punjab Kings responded with intent, Josh Inglis kept the chase alive with a brisk 39, and Shashank Singh launched a stunning counterattack, finishing unbeaten on 61.
But the game slipped through their fingers. Krunal Pandya바카라s tight spell of 2 for 17, backed by disciplined support from the rest of RCB's attack, choked Punjab's momentum. Even with 22 runs coming off the final over from Shashank바카라s bat, the damage had already been done.
Iyer바카라s cheap dismissal in a high-stakes chase became the focal point of post-match criticism, as RCB finally broke their title drought and claimed IPL glory after 18 seasons.