3 teams have been confirmed for the Indian Premier League season 18 playoffs. Among them is Gujarat Titans, which has won the IPL title. While Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings have not won the title yet. There is a fight between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians for the fourth spot. Now the legends are beginning to predict who will win the IPL this time?

Former India cricketer and currently commenting in IPL 2025, Navjot Singh Sidhu has predicted who will win the title of IPL 2025. He praised the Punjab Kings captained by Shreyas Iyer and described him as a strong contender for the title.

Navjot Singh Sidhu said that this team of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting showed what no one expected from him. He believes that this team was being underestimated but they performed brilliantly.

He said, “There are the same players in the team, Prabhasimran Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Nehal Vadhera. Priyansh Arya is coming from the league right now. So giving them confidence that they have become the match winner. Today you see Nehal Vadhera’s amazing innings of 70 runs, with a strike rate of 70 runs, with a strike rate of 180 and Shashank Singh’s innings in different matches. Can not. ” Vadhera scored 70 runs in 37 balls against Rajasthan Royals with the help of 5 sixes and the same fours. Shashank scored 59 runs in 30 balls.

Punjab Kings Trophy winning contenders

Navjot Singh Sidhu further said, “Punjab Kings have not only come forward but are also a strong contender to win the title. I feel with the claim that Punjab Kings will go to the top 2, with them another team will be RCB or Gujarat. And one of what reaches the top 2. Which was not in the top 2 because you have to win 3 matches continuously.

Punjab Kings in playoffs for the first time since 2014

Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, this time the Punjab team is seen in excellent form. Earlier, the last time the team made a place in the playoffs in 2014, since then the team has been continuously out of the league stage. The team reached the final in 2014 but lost the title to KKR. Punjab Kings have reached the playoffs only 2 times in IPL history. Before 2014, the team went to the semi -finals in 2008.

The Punjab Kings, captained by Shreyas Iyer, are included in the Top 4 and also a strong contender to make a place in the playoffs. Punjab, captained by Shreyas Iyer, has won 5 in 9 matches while 3 have lost. The last match had to be satisfied with 1 point due to the cancellation of rain due to rain. Of course Punjab is going well but the former Indian cricketer who has played for this team has said that if the team goes like this, it will not win the title.

Former Indian cricketer Manoj Tiwari wrote on his X (Twitter) that Punjab Kings cannot win the title like this even if they remain in the top 2. He has also targeted Punjab Kings coach Ricky Ponting and has criticized some of his decisions.

What did Manoj Tiwari write

Manoj Tiwari wrote, “It seems that Punjab Kings will not win the IPL Trophy this season because today I saw that when Punjab was batting, coach (Ricky Ponting) did not send the inforous batsmen Nehal Vadhera and Shashank Singh up, but he did not trust foreign players but he could not do well. He could not do well. He will also stay away from the title after making a place. “

My gut feeling says that Punjab Team will not be able to win the #IPL Trophy this season beCause what i saw today when they were batting

– Manoj Tiwary (@Tiwarymanoj) April 26, 2025

Maxwell flop once again

Priyansh Arya (69) and Prabhasiraman Singh (83) gave Punjab Kings a great start, both added 120 runs for the first wicket. After falling the first wicket in the 12th over, Prabhasimran was out in the 15th over, after which Maxwell was dismissed for 7 runs in 8 balls. After this, Marco Jansen returned to the pavilion after scoring 3 runs in 7 balls. Of course Punjab scored 201, but the way the team started, the team was able to score 20 runs.