IPL 2026 Countdown | Shreyas’ Kings have the resources to go one step further

Join the IPL 2026 countdown as Shreyas Iyer leads Punjab Kings in their quest for a maiden title.

No leader from the Punjab Kings dynasty has conquered the Indian Premier League. Which is why Shreyas Iyer, the current chief of the PBKS army, had rallied his troops with a war cry moments after losing the final battle in the previous IPL tussle.

“The job is still half done. We have to lift the trophy next year,” Shreyas had said after being beaten to the crown by Royal Challengers Bengaluru skipper Rajat Patidar.

With the top prize again up for grabs in the upcoming iteration of the T20 league, Shreyas & Co. will enter the battleground with a single-minded focus on capturing PBKS’ maiden title.

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Having retained the core of the crew that drove the team to the summit clash last season — 21 players were kept hold of while Pravin Dubey was bought back — the Punjab outfit has the resources to reign supreme.

Shreyas and head coach Ricky Ponting — the men who call the shots — are proponents of playing a fearless brand of cricket, so the batting wing is expected to stick to its slam-bang approach. The willow wielders, however, must pull out all stops to avoid the ‘second season syndrome’ after having raised the bar to take IPL 2025 by storm.