Shikhar Dhawan to replace Mayank Agarwal as Punjab Kings captain for IPL 2023

For 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL), Shikhar Dhawan will replace Mayank Agarwal as captain of Punjab Kings (PBKS). On Twitter, franchise owned by Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman and Karan Paul anunced that 'Sher Squad' has found its new captain, and that is Shikhar Dhawan. 

"#SherSquad, we are happy to anunce Shikhar Dhawan as captain of Punjab Kings!" read tweet uploaded by franchise on microblogging site. Within minutes of anuncement, tweet garnered over 340 retweets, 4,000 likes and 114 comments. 

Pertinently, in mega auction of 2022, Dhawan was picked up by PBKS for a whopping Rs 8.25 crore. This was after he was dropped by Delhi Capitals despite a thunderous performance in 2021 edition, with a score of 587 runs at an aver of 39.13, and a strike rate of 124.62. Before joining Delhi Capitals, he had represented Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians. 

Twitter reacts:

appointment of Dhawan, who topped scoring chart for PBKS in IPL 2022, as captain, got mixed reactions from netizens. While a few 'respected' decision and even called it 'good', ors said that Agarwal was a 'better captain' than Dhawan. re were also many who pointed out trend of changing captains that multi-owner franchise was following, and opined that it may be 'one of reasons why y have t yet been able to win a trophy' in league.