On May 26th, PBKS decimated MI in a high-octane thriller to storm their way to the top of the points table on the back of a swashbuckling 7-wicket victory. Josh Inglis (73 off 42) and Priyansh Arya (62 off 35) went all guns blazing with the bat and helped PBKS chase down a tricky target of 185 with nine balls to spare. A finish in the top two will give PBKS two chances of making it to the finals.

On the backdrop of a dazzling win from PBKS, Shahsank Singh showered heaps of praise on Ricky Poting and Shreyas Iyer and lauded them for their tactical brilliance. The PBKS captain, Shreyas Iyer, now finds himself on the cusp of a rare feat as the possibility of two consecutive title wins for him looms large.

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Shashank shares his perspective on the PBKS team culture

Shashank commended Ponting and Shreyas for instilling a positive cultural transformation within the team. He even went on to admit that Chahal, who is the seniormost player in their squad, would be treated the same way as their team bus driver. 

"Day 1, Ricky Ponting and Shreyas both told us. Like, they will treat Yuzvendra Chahal, maybe the most senior player, and our bus driver the same. I mean, this is something and they have maintained this. They have shown the same respect to Yuzvendra Chahal and to our bus driver, which says a lot about the team."

PBKS's off-field attitude to care and respect for one another has had a positive bearing on their performances on the field. Team members from all walks of life, irrespective of their seniority, are being treated the same way. Seeing something like this can go a long way in helping PBKS transform their overall team mindset. 

As far as Chahal's participation in the future IPL games is concerned, the veteran leggie continues to be in the injury cloud and, in all likelihood, will miss the playoffs this year due to a finger injury. The outcome of today's IPL fixture between LSG and RCB tonight will determine the final standings and the playoff fixtures.