Shreyas Iyer’s sister Shrestha was trolled after the exit of Punjab Kings, gave a befitting reply to the abuses and hatred

The journey of Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the league stage of IPL 2026 was very ups and downs. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, the team performed well in the first half and also remained at number one in the points table. However, due to 6 consecutive defeats in the last matches, the team was out of the playoff race despite scoring 15 points in 14 matches. After this poor performance of the team, captain Shreyas Iyer’s sister Shrestha Iyer is being ruthlessly targeted on social media more than the Punjab Kings players. Shrestha has now lost patience after trolls abused her family, colleagues and students. He has taken on the haters by sharing two back-to-back videos on his Instagram account. Why is Shrestha Iyer being trolled? (Reason for controversy) This whole controversy started after a match between Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): ‘Ja ek point ditta’ Video: Punjab Kings’ match against KKR was abandoned due to rain, leaving both the teams with 1 point each. At that time the position of Punjab was very strong. Meanwhile, Shrestha jokingly made a reel with the social media team of Punjab Kings, in which she said"go give me a point" (Go, gave one point). Allegation of celebration before victory: In the second half of the season, when Punjab Kings were out of the tournament after losing 6 consecutive matches, fans started trolling this old video of Shrestha calling it ‘cringe’. Critics said that he should not have been over-confident and celebrated like this before the victory.

"Abusive calls are coming to my students and workplace" Shrestha Iyer Expressing her grief and anger over the continuous hate comments and interference in her personal life, Shrestha said in the video:

"This has now become too much. The video I made was purely for fun, with no bad intentions. That video was to support my brother Shreyas and his team. But for this people are making lewd comments on my post. The limit has reached when where I work, people are making phone calls and abusing me. My family and even my students are getting abused. Why so much hate? That is just not true."

Shrestha Iyer often traveled with Punjab Kings during IPL matches and was seen cheering the team from the stands in every match. Giving a befitting reply to the trollers, she made it clear in her second video: A section of cricket fans has also supported Shrestha Iyer and said that it is extremely shameful to mentally torture and abuse a player’s sister or family for the team’s defeat in a game.