“I instructed him to come back for COVID testing”

Punjab Kings (PBKS) pacer Arshdeep Singh is thought for his humorous nature. He revealed a hilarious prank on his ex-PBKS teammate Ravi Bishnoi in the course of the IPL 2020 season.

Arshdeep Singh recalled how he known as Ravi Bishnoi pretending to be another person and requested him to report for COVID testing. The pacer had requested Bishnoi to dress in a particular method as properly. Bishnoi fell for the prank and went for the testing.

“We have been in the identical workforce in 2020, Punjab Kings. It was COVID time and we had numerous testing. I found out his lodge room. I known as him and spoke as another person. I instructed him to come back for testing. He instructed he gave the check a day earlier than. I instructed it’s a must to come once more in full sleeves, observe pant, and sneakers. He bought prepared and got here,” he mentioned on ‘Breakfast with Champions‘. (24:34)

Speaking about Bishnoi’s nature, Arshdeep Singh acknowledged that he was the alternative of quiet and severe. He revealed how the wrist-spinner spoiled his spending habits throughout their time collectively.

“Quiet and severe? Each are fallacious. We used to get day by day allowance. I’d save the cash and ask my mother and father what they might need for them. Since Ravi got here in, he spoilt my habits. He takes me for procuring and says now we have to make the allowance zero earlier than going residence. He would inform me to take issues even when I didn’t need them,” he added.

Additional, Arshdeep Singh additionally spoke about his India teammate Axar Patel. He revealed having had numerous enjoyable with the all-rounder. The pacer additionally added that Axar’s snort was totally different and such that it might make you snort at what he mentioned, even if you happen to didn’t really feel like laughing.

Arshdeep Singh on PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer and head coach Ricky Ponting

Forward of the 2025 season, PBKS named Shreyas Iyer as their captain. They’d roped in Ricky Ponting as the top coach as properly. Within the very first 12 months, the duo of Shreyas and Ponting took Punjab to the finals.

Arshdeep Singh expressed that he discovered Shreyas Iyer very calm and constructive as a frontrunner. He additionally mirrored on the thought course of that the coach and captain adopted.

“I discovered Shreyas fairly chill as a captain. He had a chill character as properly and was very constructive. The combo of Shreyas and Ricky had the thought course of that we might simply win. I assumed how may they be so chill and constructive. However the second we have been on the bottom they might swap, totally targeted, in a relaxed method. Totally different personalities on and off the sector,” he mentioned. (25:55)

The left-arm pacer additionally revealed having had a heated second with Shreyas on the sector. Nonetheless, he acknowledged how the PBKS skipper was a very totally different particular person as quickly as they have been off the sector.

“As soon as we had taken a assessment or one thing and I modified the plan. We had a heated second on the sector. However the minute we stepped out, he was like paaji what is the plan for tonight. I used to be like how can this be the identical man. You want numerous management and it is very important go away issues like this as a frontrunner as properly.”

Sadly, PBKS misplaced the ultimate to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Shreyas not solely led from the entrance but in addition scored with the bat. He was their highest run-getter with 604 runs at a median of fifty.33 and a strike-rate of 175.07.