Earlier this month, the BCCI selection committee removes T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav from the squad and names Shreyas Iyer as captain. In separate comments, a co-owner of Punjab Kings (PBKS) says he had predicted about a year ago that Iyer would lead India and shares his reaction to the decision now taking place. The articles present the co-owner’s earlier prediction and frame it as aligning with the current appointment. They do not include additional details on the selection process beyond the committee’s decision to replace Yadav with Iyer. The reporting focuses on the coincidence between the co-owner’s earlier statement and Iyer’s subsequent elevation to the India captaincy. Overall, the accounts are aligned that: Iyer is appointed as India captain, Yadav is dropped from the squad, and the PBKS co-owner previously anticipated Iyer’s leadership role and is reacting to it after the announcement.