Dream11 IPL 2020 disaster makes Punjab already name players to be released for 2021?

KL Rahul-led Punjab’s high-flying yet uneven campaign in Dream11 Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season came to a conclusion on vember 1 by suffering a nine-wicket defeat to a down-and-out Chennai unit. Even though franchise revamped ir squad to some extent at Dream11 IPL 2020 auction last December, y w have to remain content by being ranked sixth on  points table. With Dream11 IPL 2021 just a few months away, several sources indicate that team manment is w looking to make some adjustments to ir line-up.

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Punjab to continue with KL Rahul and ors, Glenn Maxwell’s fate hangs in balance

According to a PTI report, a source revealed that Punjab franchise is looking to continue with ir captain-coach combo of KL Rahul and Anil Kumble for next edition as well. KL Rahul finished his Dream11 IPL 2020 campaign by becoming leading run-scorer of season, despite Punjab playing fewer matches than top four sides. On or hand, recently-concluded season was Indian cricketing icon Anil Kumble’s first coaching venture with Punjab franchise.

Apart from KL Rahul, his batting teammates Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran also enjoyed a prodigious touch with bat this season. Chris Gayle, who made his Dream11 IPL 2020 debut halfway into Punjab’s campaign, clobbered 23 sixes in seven innings and ended up being ir fourth highest scorer of season. On or hand, Mayank Agarwal scored 424 runs in 11 innings and Nicholas Pooran aggregated 353 runs at a thumping strike-rate of 169.71.

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According to aforementioned PTI reports, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell and West Indies pace sensation Sheldon Cottrell are likely to be released by franchise. While Maxwell scored only 108 runs in 13 matches at an aver of 15.42 without hitting any six, Cottrell picked six wickets in his six matches at an expensive ecomy rate of 8.80. Interestingly, both cricketers were also Punjab’s most expensive purchases at Dream11 IPL 2020 auction back in December 2019.

source said, "ir (Glenn Maxwell and Sheldon Cottrell) performances was t on expected lines and it will be tough to continue with m”. Apparently, an official call is yet to be made by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in regards to auction event for Dream11 IPL 2021 season. In case of mega auction (as earlier scheduled), Punjab franchise may make additions or player exchanges in a mini auction.

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