Shreyas Iyer's sister condemned online abuse targeting her family after Punjab Kings narrowly missed IPL 2026 playoffs, despite Iyer's century in their final league match.
Shresta Iyer, sister of Punjab Kings cricketer Shreyas Iyer, publicly addressed online abuse she received after PBKS missed the IPL 2026 playoffs by one point, revealing harassment extended to her workplace and colleagues. The incident underscores how toxic sports fandom increasingly migrates off-platform into real-world professional harm, a pattern with growing implications for platform moderation and employer duty-of-care policies.
Shresta Iyer has responded to the online abuse
May 26, 2026
08:51 am
What's the storyShresta Iyer, sister of cricketer Shreyas Iyer, has responded to the online abuse she faced after Punjab Kings (PBKS) failed to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2026.
The trolling was reignited by a viral "banter" reel featuring PBKS and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
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