Ian Bishop lauds Iyer’s composure as captain in win against KKR as they defended the lowest total in IPL history.
Ian Bishop was a fan of the remarkable composure displayed by Shreyas Iyer as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 16 runs.
It’s the eighth over. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are prepared. A blow from Yuzvendra Chahal. in opposition to the flow of play. After a 55-run stand in a 112-run chase, Ajinkya Rahane is out of the game when the switch switches. Shreyas Iyer continues to build fielders around the bat, while Chahal continues to take wickets.
The final roll of the dice? Detecting something that others hadn’t noticed? Ian Bishop believes that Shreyas has “made teams better” everywhere he has gone, but it might be one or both of those factors. The Punjab Kings (PBKS) won by 16 runs that evening in Mullanpur, marking their fourth victory of the 2025 Indian Premier League.
In that situation, with more than half the small target knocked off and many, many balls left, “I have seen captains sit back and probably say, ‘let’s take this as deep as we can’,” Bishop said on ESPNcricinfo’s Time Out show. “I think Shreyas is a good captain. Wherever Shreyas has gone, and I keep saying it, since he took over from Gautam Gambhir halfway through at Delhi Capitals [then Daredevils] in 2018, he’s made teams better.”
“I have known the best of captains who wouldn’t have taken this score [111] seriously. Trust me,” Rayudu said. “But this guy did. [Coach Ricky] Ponting does. Ponting would never give up. That’s a great combination that they have going. But only if they don’t change the players as often as they do. And keep it constant. I think they’ll get a lot of success in the IPL.
“He [Shreyas] has that composure as a person and as a captain, and that is why I feel… sir [Bishop] here has said he is a good captain, and that’s because he has that composure.”
“I have known the best of captains who wouldn’t have taken this score [111] seriously. Trust me,” Rayudu said. “But this guy did. [Coach Ricky] Ponting does. Ponting would never give up. That’s a great combination that they have going. But only if they don’t change the players as often as they do. And keep it constant. I think they’ll get a lot of success in the IPL.
“He [Shreyas] has that composure as a person and as a captain, and that is why I feel… sir [Bishop] here has said he is a good captain, and that’s because he has that composure.”