Punjab Kings (PBKS) have formally introduced that the veteran opener Shikhar Dhawan might be changing Mayank Agarwal because the captain of the franchise from the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Dhawan is ready to change into the 14th captain of the franchise within the historical past of the marquee T20 league. Notably, no participant has captained Punjab Kings for greater than 2 consecutive seasons.
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The choice to nominate a brand new captain may need been after the poor efficiency of Mayank Agarwal and the staff within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 2, 2022
Agarwal, who was certainly one of two gamers – Arshdeep Singh being the opposite – retained by the franchise forward of the IPL 2022 mega public sale, scored simply 196 runs in 13 matches at a mean of 16.33 and a strike charge of 122.50, together with one fifty, within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
Additionally, the Punjab Kings, who have been thought-about one of many strongest groups after the public sale, ended the season in sixth place.
We’re completely satisfied to announce Shikhar Dhawan as captain – PBKS

On Wednesday, November 2, the PBKS took to Twitter to announce that Dhawan might be main the franchise within the upcoming seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 2, 2022
Dhawan, who’s the second highest run-getter within the historical past of the Indian Premier League (IPL), was purchased by the PBKS franchise on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega public sale for INR 8.25 crore ($1.1 million approx.)
Within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, which was his first season with the PBKS, Dhawan scored 460 runs in 14 matches at a mean of 38.33 and a strike charge of 122.66, together with 3 half-centuries.

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