“It was an out-of-the-world type of innings” - Shreyas Iyer hails centurion Priyansh Arya

Punjab Kings (PBKS) captain was all praises for his opening batter Priyansh Arya, who smacked an exceptional century against the Chennai Super Kings in the 22nd game of the IPL 2025 season in New Chandigarh.

Arya, who faced the first ball of the innings, smacked Khaleel Ahmed for a gigantic maximum. Since then, he has not feared facing any bowler, as he went on to score 103 runs in 42 balls with seven fours and nine sixes as PBKS posted 219/6 in 20 overs.

"The way Priyansh played was scintillating to watch. It was an out-of-the-world type of innings. When I spoke with him in the last game, he was a bit timid in his decision-making when he faced Jofra Archer,” Iyer said in the post-match presentation.

"Today, he backed his instincts. He was free-flowing, and that's the mindset I want everyone to have in this team. Basically, it was one of the top knocks I have seen in the IPL," he added.

Moreover, Iyer also concluded by saying that the team hasn’t played the best game yet as they weren’t good on the field with catching. Interestingly, multiple PBKS fielders dropped a lot of catches against CSK.

"We have not played our best game yet. The nerves are still there. We need to go back and do group catching sessions. But we won the game, and we need to focus on the positives," he concluded.

PBKS finisher Shashank Singh, who smacked an unbeaten 52-run knock, was also full of praise for Priyansh Arya. He revealed his message of expressing himself to Arya as Shashank rotated strike with singles.

"When I went to bat, I had a word with Priyansh and I told him to continue to play positively. He was playing cricketing shots. I have known him for the last few months, and he was batting the same way he bats at the nets. I told him to express himself. My job was to rotate strike and take singles. I needed to stay till the end, and by god's grace, we were able to do that and post a challenging total," Shashank said.

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