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Don’t show your face… When Shreyas Iyer temper reached high, he lashed out at the junior player
Samira Vishwas | September 8, 2026 9:24 AM CST

Shreyas Iyer vs Shashank Singh: Punjab Kings vice-captain Shashank Singh has made an interesting revelation. Captain Shreyas Iyer was very angry after Shashank was carelessly run out in the match against Mumbai Indians in Qualifier 2 of IPL 2025. Shashank told that after his mistake, Shreyas had told him, ‘Don’t show me your face.’ Shashank believes that the captain’s anger was completely justified, because his mistake could have put the team in trouble. Let us know the whole matter.

In Qualifier 2, Mumbai Indians had set a big target of 204 runs for Punjab Kings. In reply, Shreyas Iyer batted brilliantly and scored unbeaten 87 runs on 41 balls and gave the team a historic victory. However, in the 17th over, Shashank Singh was run out after scoring just two runs. He could not show full speed while taking runs. Later Shashank admitted that he was too casual and regretted his mistake. Shreyas Iyer was enraged at his mistake.

When Shreyas scolded

Shashank said in an interview, “Whatever Shreyas told me, he told me not to show my face. He was very angry. He had only one thing in his mind that was to win the trophy.” According to Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer was not happy with just winning the qualifiers. His entire focus was on winning the IPL trophy. Even after playing a brilliant inning, Shreyas could not forget Shashank’s mistake, because this mistake at the crucial time of the match could have cost Punjab Kings dearly. The video of Shreyas’s scolding had gone viral on social media during that time.

Captain took me to dinner after getting angry
However, Shreyas Iyer’s anger did not last long. After the match he also took Shashank Singh for dinner. Shashank praised Shreyas’s captaincy and called him one of the best captains of the present time. He said that Shreyas gives equal respect to all the players, gives freedom to the youth to play freely and also listens to the advice of his teammates during the match.


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