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Punjab Kings issues clarification on Shashank Singh rumor
2014 IPL finalists, Punjab Kings have issued on not wanting Shashank Singh during the IPL 2024 auction after bidding for him. Two namesakes, Shashank Singh were listed in the player auction. The first one has played in the league while the 19-year-old is yet to play First Class. The latter was brought by the 2014 finalists although they looked like not wanting the player afterwards.
“It was a wrong name? You don’t want the player?” Mallika asked. “We are talking about Shashank Singh. But the hammer has come down. Player No. 236 and 237 both went to you,” she added before Wadia told the auctioneer that they wanted to bid for another player.
“I think the hammer has come down for 237 (Shashank) as well,” said Mallika.
Fantastic scenes here as the notoriously inept Punjab Kings manage to not only purchase a player they didn’t want, (Shashank Singh), they also admit to this in front of literally everyone. Singh we can guess is sat at home wondering whether to show up in March. #IPLAuction #pbks pic.twitter.com/PtLQv9t07H
— Punjab Kings UK🇬🇧👑 (@PunjabKingsUK) December 19, 2023
Shashank Singh was always on our target: Punjab Kings
The Red Army issued a clarification that they wanted the teenager in their team
“Punjab Kings would like to clarify that Shashank Singh was always on our target list. The confusion was due to 2 players of the same name being on the list. We are delighted to have him on board and see him contribute to our success,” Punjab Kings said.
🚨 Official Update 🚨
Punjab Kings would like to clarify that Shashank Singh was always on our target list. The confusion was due to 2 players of the same name being on the list. We are delighted to have him onboard and see him contribute to our success.
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) December 20, 2023