What makes Punjab Kings special in the ongoing IPL 2026
Updated On: 21 April, 2026 09:29 AM IST | Mumbai | Rohan Koli
One of the two openers, Priyansh Arya or Prabhsimran Singh, has stayed at the crease, giving the team a solid start.
Punjab Kings' Marco Jansen, centre, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Nicholas Pooran during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, in New Chandigarh, Punjab. Pic/PTI
Iyer’S sharp leadership
Skipper Shreyas Iyer has led by example — not just with his bat and leadership qualities, but also with his fielding. He has scored three half-centuries (208 runs at an average of 52.00). Also, his superhuman mid-air effort to dismiss MI skipper Hardik Pandya is the catch of this IPL. And of course, he has rotated his bowlers smartly.
Healthy atmosphere
As revealed by top-order batter Cooper Connolly after the 54-run win over Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings have created a positive dressing-room environment by “players are exchanging ideas and taking little notes off each other”. This shared mindset has brought the bunch together as one unit.
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