Shashank Singh: Shashank Singh batted brilliantly for Punjab Kings in the 42nd match of IPL 2024. He did this batting against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens. Shashank scored unbeaten 68 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 242.86, which included 2 fours and 8 sixes. After this innings, many posts are being shared on social media in support of Shashank.
Fans want to see Shashank in T20 World Cup
Seeing the speed with which Shashank played his innings while chasing the target of 262 runs, fans are now demanding that Shashank should get a place in the T20 World Cup. Many posts are being shared on X regarding this.
See fans' reactions here
Unpopular opinion 👇
Shashank Singh is a proper clutch player with excellent skills and great game awareness
ICC T20 World Cup 2024 could be a surprise package #KKRvsPBKS #PBKSvsKKR pic.twitter.com/7vNnQyAaUb
– Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) 26 April 2024
Shashank Singh is what SKY dreams of 🥵🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/01izuNshOu
– Dinda Academy (@academy_dinda) 26 April 2024
Shashank Singh absolutely deserves a place in the T20 World Cup squad pic.twitter.com/okU6t2V3KE
– Apurup Achanta (@digitaldetox_9) 26 April 2024
Shashank Singh's performance so far in IPL 2024
Shashank Singh has played 9 matches in this season. He has scored 263 runs at a strike rate of 182.64. He has scored 2 half-centuries so far this season. Shashank has hit 19 fours and 18 sixes with his bat. His highest score is 68 runs not out.
Before Kolkata, Shashank had played an inning of 41 runs against Mumbai. Scored 46 unbeaten runs against Hyderabad and also played an unbeaten inning of 61 runs against Gujarat. Remained unbeaten against Bengaluru but could score only 21 runs.
Bairstow praised Shashank
Bairstow played an explosive century innings in the KKR vs PBKS match. Along with this, Shashank Singh was raining runs with his batting. Regarding this, Jonny Bairstow called Shashank a special player.
Also read: KKR vs PBKS: Bairstow and Shashank gave Punjab the biggest win of IPL, shameful defeat for KKR