New Delhi: “It was great to have an IPL player and an Indian cricketer come and talk to us.” The Punjab Kings captain recalled the moment of first conversation with former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan Shreyas Iyer. That encounter took place during the first edition of IPL in 2008. Speaking to Geostar, Iyer said that he was working as a ball boy at the time. At that time, after completing an over, Pathan approached him and a fellow cricketer and spoke. Shreyas said, “I remember the first time I saw you. I was a bowler in the first season of the IPL. You were playing for Punjab. Finished bowling that one over. I was sitting on the boundary line with another bowler. You came up to us and asked how we felt. We said, ‘It feels great. It was wonderful to think that a IPL Players and an Indian cricketer talk to us. It was a very special feeling.”

Shreyas then shares how he has come out of the pressure at different times in his career or what he has done during that time. He said, “Being rejected off the field and losing games has consequences as a cricketer. At a young age, during my matches and selection process, I saw many tough moments. Ups and downs are part of everyone’s life. The sooner you can come out of tough times and turn them into positivity, the better. You need to talk to yourself. Others will always want to pull you down. But how you handle yourself is the real thing.” Shreyas-led Punjab Super Kings are playing exceptionally well in the current IPL season. The ultimate successful team winning 6 matches in a row. They have seen the face of victory in the most successful run chase in the history of IPL. Against Delhi Capitals. Shreyas dominated that match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. PBKS reached the target of 265 runs with 7 balls to spare. Let’s finally see how successful they are this season. Shreyas Iyer