New Delhi, May 29 -- Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar blasted Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer for the latter's shot selection during their Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against Royal Challengers (RCB) Bengaluru on Thursday in Mullanpur.

Sent into bat first, Punjab Kings had the worst possible start with four wickets down in the powerplay itself. Iyer, who came in at one down, lasted just three balls before feathering a edge to Jitesh Sharma's hands behind the stumps off Josh Hazlewood.

At a time when the Punjab Kings skipper needed to stay in the middle, the right-hander went for big swing, but the extra bounce did the work for the Australian pacer much to the delight for RCB players. Iyer was dismissed for just ...