IPL franchise Punjab Kings (PBKS) have now issued a tell-all assertion in opposition to all of the allegations which have brought about controversy with the workforce in IPL 2026.
Other than all of the off-field rumours, PBKS have additionally needed to take care of declining on-field performances. After going unbeaten within the first half of the event, the workforce has now misplaced 4 matches in a row to slide right down to fourth on the factors desk.
The allegations and rumours
Following PBKS’ on-field droop, social media started working and reported a number of infractions on their half about their poor life-style decisions and self-discipline points.
A few of the issues reported included the truth that a few of the gamers had been allegedly skipping morning apply, having spent the evening “taking part in video games”. This was additionally reportedly inflicting some gamers to overlook their flights.
One scathing allegation was significantly made about batter Prabhsimran Singh. It was alleged that Prabhsimran had gained round 10 kgs in the course of the event, however he appeared to close these rumours down.
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In one other incident, a viral video appeared to say that quick bowler Arshdeep Singh and captain Shreyas Iyer had gotten right into a verbal battle on the airport.
Arshdeep obtained right into a second controversy when one other video appeared to point out him together with his rumoured girlfriend, Samreen Kaur, within the workforce bus regardless of the BCCI’s diktat in opposition to doing so.
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On their X account, PBKS themselves had put out a submit warning folks within the media to not interact in peddling pretend information and misinformation.
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PBKS coach clears the air
Punjab Kings’ assistant bowling coach, Trevor Gonsalves, cleared the air on all the allegations in the course of the press convention on the eve of Punjab’s match in opposition to the Mumbai Indians on Thursday.
He was requested about how the workforce administration was attempting to guard the gamers from the allegations and the criticism surrounding them.
“I’ll be very frank with you. I anticipated this query arising. There’s little doubt about it. Sure, right now social media performs an enormous position. The information performs an enormous position. How the massive gamers deal with themselves in opposition to all these items is totally essential,” Gonsalves stated.
“You don’t want anybody to show them. Initially, they’re large enough. They know how you can management themselves. And sure, so far as we’re involved, we’re extra involved concerning the cricketing half,” he added.
Gonsalves went on to say that anyone might write something on the web, and their job was to play cricket reasonably than take note of it.
“You understand, any blogger or any particular person can go and put up something on the social media. And there are lakhs of individuals agreeing to it and saying sure or no. However frankly talking, we’re not too involved about what the social media says,” Gonsalves stated.
“Now, at current, we’re solely involved and anxious about tomorrow’s sport, of how we’re shifting ahead within the cricketing half,” he added.
PBKS’ subsequent match
PBKS will tackle the Mumbai Indians of their subsequent match in IPL 2026. The match will likely be held on Thursday on the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala.
Punjab Kings will likely be attempting to get well from their mid-season fall and break the four-match dropping streak. The Mumbai Indians, however, are eradicated from the event. Their solely hope now’s to have the ability to play party-poopers and sink Punjab additional.
