Bhubaneswar, April 27 -- Punjab Kings' 32-year-old aggressive batter Shashank Singh has been a revelation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 so far.

Shashank has an incredible journey in the cash-rich league so far. He was not supposed to play for the franchise, as the owners and the management never bid for him. They went for a different player in the auction and even refused to accept Shashank after buying him wrongly. However, the auctioneer turned down their appeal, and they had no choice but to persist with him.

After being trolled by several fans over various social media platforms, Punjab Kings claimed that he was the same Shashank they were bidding for to save their face. Actually, two players with the same name led to the ...