{"id":12371,"date":"2026-05-04T00:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-were-still-on-top-of-the-table-shreyas-iyer-defiant-after-pbks-back-to-back-defeats-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T00:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:00:23","slug":"ipl-2026-were-still-on-top-of-the-table-shreyas-iyer-defiant-after-pbks-back-to-back-defeats-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-were-still-on-top-of-the-table-shreyas-iyer-defiant-after-pbks-back-to-back-defeats-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: &#8216;We\u2019re still on top of the table&#8217;- Shreyas Iyer defiant after PBKS back-to-back defeats | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130738863,imgsize-152558,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ahmedabad-may-03-ani-punjab-kings39-skipper-shreyas-iyer-plays-a-shot-during-.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: 'We\u2019re still on top of the table'- Shreyas Iyer defiant after PBKS back-to-back defeats\" title=\"Punjab Kings' Skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Punjab Kings' Skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo)\">Punjab Kings&#8217; Skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Punjab Kings captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shreyas-iyer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shreyas Iyer<\/a> remained calm and reflective after his side slipped to consecutive defeats, insisting that the team is still in a strong position despite the setback.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Speaking after the loss to Gujarat Titans, Iyer felt that 163 was a competitive total given the nature of the pitch. <!-- -->He pointed out that the surface had assistance for bowlers early on and credited the opposition for exploiting it better.<!-- --> \u201cI personally feel it was a great score on a wicket where the ball was doing a bit at the start\u2026 their bowlers made the best use of the surface,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>PBKS were rocked early, losing four wickets inside the powerplay, but a recovery led by Suryansh Shedge helped them post a fighting total. Iyer acknowledged that effort. <!-- -->\u201cTo get to 160 from there was a phenomenal effort,\u201d he noted, while also admitting that his bowlers could not replicate the same control with the new ball.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>He highlighted execution as the key difference, especially on a pitch with variable bounce where stroke-making was not easy. \u201cHitting over midwicket or playing the pull wasn\u2019t easy\u2026 in terms of execution we fell a bit short,\u201d Iyer explained.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Despite the loss, the PBKS skipper was quick to emphasise the positives, particularly the team\u2019s attitude and resilience. \u201cThe way we fought till the end, kudos to the efforts. The attitude and approach was excellent,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Importantly, Iyer reminded that Punjab Kings still sit at the top of the table. \u201cWe\u2019re still on top of the table which is what matters. We\u2019ll take positives from this game,\u201d he added, underlining the importance of staying grounded.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Looking ahead, Iyer sounded optimistic about bouncing back in the next fixture. He stressed the importance of preparation and mindset, saying the team has been putting in the work behind the scenes. \u201cIf the character is high and attitude is right, you\u2019ll get results eventually\u2026 just got to stick to our basics and not think too much ahead.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>With the playoff race tightening, PBKS may have stumbled briefly, but their captain\u2019s message is clear \u2014 stay composed, trust the process, and results will follow.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-were-still-on-top-of-the-table-shreyas-iyer-defiant-after-pbks-back-to-back-defeats\/articleshow\/130738908.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab Kings&#8217; Skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer remained calm and reflective after his side slipped to consecutive defeats, insisting that the team is still in a strong position despite the setback.Speaking after the loss to Gujarat Titans, Iyer felt that 163 was a competitive total given the nature of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}