IPL 2026, Punjab Kings: IPL 2026 is going to start from March 28, where 10 teams will take the field to win the title. Before the start of the season, a player has made a big prediction. The name of this player is Shashank Singh. Punjab Kings batsman Shashank Singh is full of confidence of seeing his team lift the IPL 2026 trophy this time. Despite losing by just six runs in the final last season, Shashank believes that Punjab Kings will win the title on May 31 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Shashank Singh’s big prediction
While talking on IPL 2026, Shashank Singh said at Jiostar press room, ‘I know that on May 31, we will lift the trophy while playing at Chinnaswamy Stadium. This is not just a feeling, but I am absolutely sure that it will happen. He stressed that the entire dressing room is on the same page and there is confidence in every player. Let us tell you, Punjab Kings had traveled to the finals after ten years in 2025. After being on top in the league stage by winning nine in 14 matches, it made it to the finals by defeating Mumbai Indians in Qualifier-2. But in the title match, it had to face defeat by Royal Challengers Bangalore by just six runs.
When asked how he plans to repeat last year’s performance, Shashank said, ‘We will take it match by match because the ultimate goal is to win the trophy. If we keep thinking that we reached the final last year, there will be a lot of pressure on us. So our aim right now is to prepare for our first game against GT, then against CSK and KKR.
Shashank Singh scored a lot of runs
The beginning of Shashank Singh’s IPL career was nothing special. In the year 2022, he scored 69 runs while playing 10 matches. After this, in the year 2024, he played for Punjab team and scored 354 runs in 14 matches. Last season also 350 runs came from the bat of Shashank Singh. He proved to be a big match winner for his team, but could not win the title for the team.