‘If you’re winning…’: Punjab Kings batter recalls MS Dhoni’s valuable advice

Batter Shashank Singh was one of the finds of the 2024 season of the IPL. His performance in the middle-order was exceptional and that is why the Punjab Kings (PBKS) retained him ahead of the mega auction.

In IPL 2024, Shashank Singh hammered 354 runs at a strike rate of 164.65. He also had an average of 44.25. Following a roller-coaster of a season with the Punjab-based franchise, Shashank has now recalled the advice of legendary India cricketer MS Dhoni.

Shashank revealed that Dhoni once told him that a player is among the world’s best 5 or 10 cricketers if he wins three games out of ten for his team.

“Once, I had a conversation with Mahi Bhai (MS Dhoni) about this finisher’s thing. So he told me that if you’re winning three games for your team out of 10, you are in the world’s five or 10 best players,” Shashank told PTI.

“That gave me real confidence that it’s important to accept that every match is not possible practically for me to win. So, I just try to collect those good points, which I did. Just try to minus those stupid point or points which were not sensible,” Shashank added.

Shashank also revealed that he has been focusing on both the batting and bowling front ahead of the 2025 IPL season. He added that he has been working quite a lot on bettering his pull and hook shots.

“I have been working on a few technical aspects both on the batting and bowling front. I am yet to meet him but I’m in touch with Ricky sir (new head coach Ricky Ponting). On the batting front, I have been working on bettering my pull and hook. I’ve started reverse sweeping because I feel that sometimes on slow wickets where it’s difficult to hit the ball towards long on, long off, towards deep wicket; it’s better to just reverse sweep it or sweep it,” Shashank said.

“So the last two camps, I’ve worked a lot, I’ve played what maybe 1000 balls, reverse sweeping to spinners. I have played the reverse sweep in the past but I just want to be more confident going into the season,” Shashank added.

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