Punjab Kings: Punjab Kings is one of the teams in the Indian Premier League. KL Rahul was the team captain in the last season. Rahul played his best as an individual player but as a captain, he could not take his team to the side of victory. However, he decided to quit the team and made his decision. The management was also planning to release him. Now, we hear that the team management is picking a young player as their captain.
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According to the sources in the sports circles, young player Mayank Agarwal will be given a chance to lead the side in the upcoming IPL edition that will take place next year. Mayank Agarwal is a valuable addition to the team and has played many match-winning knocks to date.
Mayank Agarwal is the player number one for Punjab Kings in the retentions and for sure, the team might be looking at making him the captain as he is with the team for many years and can understand what the management is expecting from the team. Already, Mayank captained the team in the last edition.
Mayank has become the 13th captain of the Punjab Kings on 2 May 2021, when he captained the team against Delhi Capitals in the absence of KL Rahul.
The right-handed top-order batsman made his international debut for the India cricket team on 26 December 2018 against Australia at the MCG.
Former cricketer Aakash Chopra too hoped the same. “The frequency with which captains leave the Punjab franchise is a cause of concern…Mayank must be their captain next season. Here’s hoping that he’s there for a longer period,” he tweeted.
We have to wait some more time to arrive at a final clarity on the same.