'Tension Toh Auction...: Punjab Kings Rub Salt To Rishabh Pant's Wound After Shreyas Iyer & Co Crush LSG In IPL 2025 Match

Punjab Kings added some spice to their dominant win over Lucknow Super Giants with a cheeky social media post that caught everyone’s attention. After leading PBKS to a commanding eight-wicket victory, captain Shreyas Iyer was seen posing confidently in a video. However, it was the caption accompanying the post that really stole the spotlight.

"Tension toh auction me hi khatm ho gayi thi" (Tension ended in the auction), the caption read, and it quickly seemed to take a subtle jab at LSG captain Rishabh Pant

The reference appeared to be a playful dig at Pant's comments ahead of the IPL 2025 season. In an earlier interview, Pant had admitted that his main worry going into the auction was whether Punjab Kings would bid for him. "I only had one tension, that was Punjab (laughs). They had the highest purse. When Shreyas went to Punjab, I felt I could make it to LSG. There was a possibility. But eventually, with the auction, you never know, so I just thought I would wait and watch, and had my fingers crossed," Pant had said on Star Sports.

Rishabh Pant's reaction after losing the match

Following a crushing 8 wicket loss, Pant during the post match presentation said, "It (the total) wasn't enough, we were 20-25 runs short, but that's part and parcel of the game. Still assessing the conditions at our home ground. It's always going to be difficult to get a big total when you lose early wickets, but each and every player is trying hard to take the game forward. The idea was to get a slow wicket. I think the slower balls were sticking in. We got to learn from this game and move forward. There are a lot of positives, can't say much"