The Punjab Kings were very impressive at the IPL 2022 Auction. They retained only two players – Arshdeep Singh and Mayank Agarwal – before the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. While many fans thought that the team would name Mayank as the captain, reports have surfaced claiming that the team’s new signing Shikhar Dhawan may lead.
Dhawan, who captained the Indian cricket team in the away series against the Sri Lankan cricket team last year, is one of the most successful players in IPL history. He is one of the few batters with more than 5,000 runs in the league’s history.
The left-handed batter also has captaincy experience under his belt having led the Sunrisers Hyderabad team previously. Here’s what a source close to Punjab Kings informed InsideSport:
“Team is very elated to have Shikhar Dhawan in Squad. Dhawan has a mature head and will be entrusted to lead Punjab in IPL. Coach, promoters all are in favour of Dhawan As Captain of Punjab Kings.”
Punjab Kings entered the IPL 2022 Mega Auction with the biggest purse. They signed 23 players at the mega auction and stacked up their squad. Now, they have 18 Indian players and seven foreign players in the IPL 2022 squad.
The Punjab Kings fans are delighted with the squad that their team owners have formed. However, the captaincy is also very important because even if a team is full of match-winners, poor captaincy can lead to the team’s defeats.
Also, if the captain is excellent, then even an average team can perform beyond expectations. Thus, an experienced player like Shikhar Dhawan can be a good choice for the Punjab Kings captaincy role.
How fans of Twitter reacted to reports about Punjab Kings naming Shikhar Dhawan as the next captain
KL Rahul and Ravichandran Ashwin captained Punjab Kings in the last four seasons. Now, here’s how fans reacted to reports about Shikhar Dhawan taking over the team’s reins.
"Shikhar Dhawan set to Lead Punjab Kings team in IPL 2022. Official announcement coming soon." – According to InsideSport
Advertisement— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) February 15, 2022
Captained well in CLT20 2013, average in 2014, was replaced by T20WC winning captain Darren Sammy after 10 matches. Later captained really well for India against SL (Leave last 2 T20 coz India had 5 batters and 6 bowlers)
Advertisement— Cric Top Class (@crictopclass) February 15, 2022
Shikhar Dhawan is experienced, and brother Mayank Agarwal have time and he is PBKS future Skipper.
Advertisement— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) February 15, 2022
Feel Livingstone could have been a good option,Dhawan is in prime when is he free. He captained for Hyderabad also but failed
Advertisement— Sahil95 (@Sahil9513) February 15, 2022
Shikhar Dhawan to be Punjab Kings captain for IPL 2022; official announcement soon
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.#sports #punjabkings #shikhardhawan #ipl #ipl2022 #cricket #captain pic.twitter.com/DoYEpoxBwjAdvertisement— SportsTiger (@sportstigerapp) February 15, 2022
Best decision
Advertisement— Teerth Raj Garg🇮🇳 (@TeerthRajGarg21) February 15, 2022
