Shreyas Iyer started this match (Photo: PTI)
PBKS vs LSG: The captain’s objective is not just to make the team win. The captain’s job is also to decide how to keep his players fully focused on the target while maintaining their confidence. This is the reason behind the success of Punjab Kings in IPL 2026. The reason why this team is winning match after match is the thinking of its captain Shreyas Iyer, which has given birth to a competition within the team. The ongoing competition between Punjab Kings was revealed by Shreyas Iyer himself after the victory over Lucknow Super Kings.
Competition to hit most sixes
According to captain Shreyas Iyer, there is a competition among Punjab Kings players to hit the most sixes. After the first 29 matches played in IPL 2026, Punjab Kings have become the team that has hit the most number of sixes and this is because Shreyas Iyer has started his own competition among the players of the team. He mentioned this when he was asked after the match against LSG how they have emerged as a six-hitting team?
Shreyas Iyer kept his bat as a reward
In response to this question, Shreyas Iyer said that he talked to Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly and told them that let’s compete to hit the most sixes in the team. According to Shreyas, when he was ready, he also announced the reward. He said that the winner will get my bat as a prize.
According to the captain of Punjab Kings, it may seem strange but as long as everything is going well and the team is performing well then I am happy.
Priyansh Arya leads in hitting sixes in PBKS
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings hit 21 sixes, out of which 16 sixes are in the name of only Priyansh Arya and Cooper Connolly. Priyansh hit 9 sixes while Connolly hit 7 sixes. In the race of overall batsmen who have hit the most sixes so far in IPL 2026, Priyansh Arya is at second place with 20 sixes. He is the batsman of Punjab Kings who has hit the most sixes so far. Cooper Connolly and Shreyas Iyer are right behind him with 14 sixes each. Whereas Prabhsimran Singh has hit 11 sixes so far.
How does Priyansh prepare to hit sixes?
After the match against LSG, when Priyansh Arya was asked how he prepares to hit sixes? In response to this, the Punjab opener said that he does not practice hitting sixes but practicing timing them properly. They get benefit from this.
