After PBKS reached the IPL 2025 final, actor Aparshakti Khurana said, "I was praying for a PBKS vs RCB final this season." "Has [Shreyas Iyer] become MS Dhoni in...head, or is it...pain one goes through after single-handedly defeating a team that is full of players who're going to represent...country next month, for which he isn't considered worthy enough?" Aparshakti added.