Gen Zs call it a "generational fumble" - the one you let slip and then spend nights wondering what might have been. Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) inability to find a way to hold on to captain Shreyas Iyer after their IPL 2024 victory will appear like one to those from the outside. Their loss has been Punjab Kings' (PBKS) gain, and the two teams face each other on Monday after extremely contrasting starts to IPL 2026.
After more than a decade of being the team most memed about off the field and among the least threatening on it, the Iyer touch has made PBKS formidable after a run to the final in 2025.