Shikhar Dhawan captain for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023
While all eyes are stuck on the ongoing T20 World Cup 2022, IPL franchises are busy brainstorming over the upcoming mini-auction on December 16. In big update Shikhar Dhawan captain for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023. India opener Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain for the 2023 Indian Premier League.
Punjab Kings this big decision was taken at the franchise’s board meeting on Wednesday. The move was on expected lines after the 31-year-old from Karnataka failed to take the team to the IPL play-offs earlier this year. Agarwal was made captain for the 2022 edition after K L Rahul decided to move to Lucknow Super Giants.
The franchise had thought about making Dhawan the skipper last year as well but decided to go ahead with Agarwal. “The board has decided to make Dhawan captain. Besides the team’s inconsistent run, Agarwal’s form also dipped as he managed 196 runs at an average of 16.33. Punjab Kings had paid Rs 8.25 crore for Dhawan’s services at the mega auction earlier this year.
The 36-year-old southpaw repaid the faith by scoring 460 runs in 14 games at an average of 38.33 and a strike rate of 122.66. The franchise is keen on retaining Agarwal despite handing over the leadership duties to Dhawan. A decision on that will be made soon as the player retention deadline is set at November 15.
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Though Dhawan has been a consistent performer in the IPL, he only plays in the 50-over format for India. Of late, he has been captaining the second string India ODI team and will lead the side in New Zealand later this month. In the IPL, he has leadership experience with Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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