Despite playing for many franchises in the IPL, Shashank Singh could never make a name for himself in this league. There was a lot of confusion after Punjab Kings bought him in the mini auction ahead of IPL 2024 as it was reported that the franchise wanted to sign a different player of the same name. However, in the end, the franchise supported Shashank.

Shashank also played some brilliant cricket in IPL 2024 and lived up to the trust of the franchise by playing a match-winning inning of 61* runs in 29 balls against Gujarat Titans. After the match, the 32-year-old cricketer revealed the advice from legendary cricketer MS Dhoni. He told that the former CSK captain had asked to take the match till the end and put pressure on the bowlers.

Shashank Singh made a big revelation regarding his conversation with MS Dhoni

Shashank said that he tried to react to the ball by remaining calm and did not try to play any hasty shots against Gujarat. My Khel quoted Shashank as saying, “Whenever I have spoken to Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni), he has always told me to take the match till the end as much as possible.

He said that when you take the game deeper, there is equal pressure on the bowler as on the batsman. It’s about who keeps the nerves calm. It’s all about the mental thing of staying as calm as possible.. I was taking deep breaths to keep myself calm and react to the ball. Sometimes you become over-smart and play shots in a hurry, but I was playing shots just by seeing the ball.

At one time it seemed difficult for Punjab to chase 200 runs, as the team score was 70/4, but after that Shashank and Ashutosh Sharma (31 runs on 17 balls) took over the innings and batted brilliantly to help PBKS win the season. Helped India win its second match. Talking about his partnership with Ashutosh, Shashank said that they complement each other and believe in each other’s abilities.