Punjab Kings (PBKS) pace bowler Arshdeep Singh is also known for his humorous nature. He recently revealed a hilarious prank he did on his ex-PBKS teammate, Ravi Bishnoi, during the IPL 2020 season. He recalled how he called Ravi Bishnoi pretending to be someone else and asked him to report for COVID testing and also asked Bishnoi to get dressed in a specific manner as well. However, Bishnoi fell for the prank and went for the testing as well.

“We were in the same team in 2020, Punjab Kings. It was COVID time and we had a lot of testing. I figured out his hotel room. I called him and spoke as someone else. I told him to come for testing. He told he gave the test a day before. I told you have to come again in full sleeves, track pant, and shoes. He got ready and came,” he said on ‘Breakfast with Champions’.

“Quiet and serious? Both are wrong. We used to get daily allowance. I would save the money and ask my parents what they would want for them. Since Ravi came in, he spoilt my habits. He takes me for shopping and says we have to make the allowance zero before going home. He would tell me to take things even if I did not want them,” he further added.

However, ahead of the 2025 season, PBKS named Shreyas Iyer as their captain. They had roped in Ricky Ponting as the head coach also.

“I found Shreyas pretty chill as a captain. He had a chill personality as well and was very positive. The combo of Shreyas and Ricky had the thought process that we would just win. I thought how could they be so chill and positive. But the moment we were on the ground they would switch, fully focused, in a calm way. Different personalities on and off the field,” he said.

“Once we had taken a review or something and I changed the plan. We had a heated moment on the field. But the minute we stepped out, he was like paaji what’s the plan for tonight. I was like how can this be the same guy. You need a lot of control and it is important to leave things like this as a leader as well,” Arshdeep Singh concluded.