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Yograj’s Iyer Criticism erupted as former India cricketer Yograj Singh slammed Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer for his reckless dismissal in the IPL 2025 final against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on June 3, 2025, labeling it a “criminal offence.”
Iyer’s bad shot selection, which was a crucial part of the PBKS Final Loss, attracted a lot of attention, overshadowing RCB’s IPL victory and igniting a contentious discussion among supporters and commentators.
Following RCB’s total of 190/9 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad, Iyer was expected to play a similar type of innings after his game-winning 87 not out against Mumbai Indians (MI) in Qualifier 2.
Iyer, who came in at No. 4 following the dismissal of Prabhsimran Singh, only lasted two balls for his lone run before Jitesh Sharma caught him behind after he made a poor shot against Romario Shepherd. As Punjab Kings missed the goal by just six runs, it also turned out to be one of the game’s pivotal moments.
Yograj spoke candidly to ANI. “In my opinion, Shreyas Iyer committed a crime with the shot he made in the championship game. “This criminal offence, which falls under Section 302, was explained to me by Ashok Mankad,” said Yograj, the father of Yuvraj Singh, a two-time World Cup winner.
Additionally, he informed me that this would result in a two-match ban. It is unacceptable what Shreyas did yesterday. Yograj, who participated in one Test match and six ODIs, went on, “There is no apology for that.”
The task is only partially completed: Iyer Shreyas
Following their IPL 2025 final defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru on June 3, 2025, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer maintained his composure in the face of Yograj’s criticism, adamant that the mission goes on. At the post-match ceremony, a disappointed Iyer stated, “The job is still half done, we have to be here and win the trophy next year.” This shows Iyer’s post-match resolve to lead PBKS’s Trophy Pursuit in IPL 2026 in spite of Yograj’s Iyer Criticism.
“There are a lot of young players on the team, and I’m sure they’ve learned a lot from these games. They will bring a ton of experience with them when they play next year. Positives, definitely the way we showed up and every individual stepping up and saying he can win the match.”
In order to play some respectable cricket, we can develop some tactics and strategies around that,” he continued.
