India, Sept. 5 -- Pacer Sandeep Sharma walked down memory lane to recall a gesture from his former IPL franchise co-owner, Preity Zinta, during IPL 2017, which helped him land a Player of the Match award. Sandeep made his IPL debut with Punjab Kings in IPL 2013 and spent five years at the franchise in his first stint; meanwhile, his final season there is still his best so far. He claimed 17 scalps in the 2017 edition at an economy of 8.29. However, he was released by the franchise before IPL 2018 and signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Meanwhile, he rejoined Punjab in IPL 2022 for a year.

Sandeep recalled the clash against RCB at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, where he dismissed Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Chris Gayle. Although Axar Patel wa...