Shikhar Dhawan replaced Mayank Agarwal as the captain of Punjab Kings for the next season of IPL

The opener batsman of the Indian cricket team was associated with Punjab Kings in the year 2022 and now he was made the captain of this team for the next season. Shikhar Dhawan can be given this responsibility in place of Mayank Agarwal, who was made the captain of the team after KL Rahul. Under the captaincy of Mayank Agarwal, Punjab Kings finished sixth in the IPL season 2022. This decision has been taken to improve the performance of the team and Dhawan will be the 14th captain of Punjab Kings.

Punjab Kings informed through social media platform Twitter that Shikhar Dhawan will now be seen captaining Punjab Kings in the next season. Shikhar Dhawan is not playing Test or T20 for Team India these days, but he remains a part of the ODI team and he is also getting a chance to captain this team. He has also been appointed as the captain of the Indian team for the three-match ODI series to be held in New Zealand after the T20 World Cup 2022. Earlier, he had captained the team against South Africa for the three-match ODI series played in India and India also won that.

Shikhar Dhawan did well for Punjab Kings in the year 2022 and he scored 460 runs in 14 matches at an average of 38.33 including 3 half-centuries. His strike rate was of 122.67 and he played the best innings of 88 not out. On the other hand, if we talk about Dhawan's IPL cricket career, he has scored 6244 runs in 206 matches at an average of 35.08, which includes two centuries and 47 half-centuries. Dhawan's best innings of IPL has been 106 not out.

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