India international batsman Shikhar Dhawan is the captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS) for IPL 2024.
Shikhar Dhawan made his IPL debut in the inaugural season in 2008. Dhawan was snapped up by Mumbai Indians ahead of the first season.
Dhawan has represented four IPL franchises, before making a switch to the Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2022. The IPL veteran has had runs flowing off his blade and would hope to translate that to a silverware win for Punjab Kings in 2024.
Dhawan made his captaincy debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad, before switching to full-time captaincy for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023.
On Thursday, March 21, one day before the start of the season it was announced that wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma would be the team's vice-captain.
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Dhawan has not been in the scheme of things for the BCCI and Indian National Team. He last featured on a cricket pitch, for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2023. Under Dhawan's captaincy, Punjab finished outside the playoff spots, something they would want to correct, in the upcoming season.
Why did Sam Curran walk out for the toss in place of Shikhar Dhawan against RR?
On Saturday, April 13, English all-rounder Sam Curran walked in for the toss in place of skipper Shikhar Dhawan. "Shikhar picked up a niggle, that's why I'm here," Curran said at the toss without diving into the details of Dhawan's injury.
However, what was more surprising was the fact that designated vice-captain Jitesh Sharma didn't walk out for the toss. The reason could have something to do with Jitesh's miserable displays with the bat as he has scored just 77 runs in five innings this season. There has been no official statement from PBKS regarding this matter, however.
Sam Curran came to toss for Punjab Kings, although the vice-captain is Jitesh Sharma. #PBKSvsRR pic.twitter.com/jc7RMVtE9M
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) April 13, 2024
PBKS full squad for IPL 2024
- Shikhar Dhawan (C)
- Jonny Bairstow
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Jitesh Sharma
- Harpreet Bhatia
- Rilee Rossouw
- Shashank Sing
- Liam Livingstone
- Atharva Taide
- Rishi Dhawan
- Sam Curran
- Sikandar Raza
- Shivam Singh
- Chris Woakes
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Vishwanath Singh
- Tanay Thyagarajan
- Harshal Patel
- Harpreet Brar
- Arshdeep Singh
- Kagiso Rabada
- Nathan Ellis
- Rahul Chahar
- Vidhwath Kaverappa
- Prince Choudhary
What is Shikhar Dhawan's record as IPL captain?
|
Player |
Span |
Mat |
Won |
Lost |
Tied |
Draw |
NR |
W/L |
%W |
%L |
|
Shikhar Dhawan |
2014-2023 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 36.36% | 63.63% |
When is Punjab Kings playing their first IPL match?
The Lions from Punjab are scheduled to play their inaugural encounter of the IPL 2024 against the Delhi Capitals. The two franchises would embark on their quest to win their maiden IPL title at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mohali on March 23, 2024.
