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Punjab Kings made Jitesh Sharma the vice captain
Shikhar Dhawan remained missing from the photoshoot of IPL captains
New Delhi. A day before the start of IPL, Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave a big shock to his fans by leaving the captaincy. The 17th season of IPL will start with the match to be played between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Friday. A day before the start of the 17th season of IPL, BCCI organized a photoshoot for the captains of all the 10 teams. During this time, captains of 9 teams arrived but Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan was nowhere to be seen. In his place, wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma was seen standing among the captains.
Seeing Jitesh Sharma standing among the IPL captains, people started speculating that like Chennai Super Kings, Punjab too has changed its captain. Although IPL posted the photo of the captains on social media and said that the captains of all the 9 teams are visible, but the Punjab team was represented by their vice-captain Jitesh Sharma. In such a situation, it has now become clear that Punjab has made Jitesh its vice-captain. Due to some reason Shikhar Dhawan could not attend the photoshoot.
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Jitesh Sharma has played 22 matches in IPL
30-year-old right-handed wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma made his IPL debut for Punjab Kings in 2022. Since then he has played 26 matches. He scored 543 runs during this period. He made his debut in T20 International cricket last year in 2023 and has played 9 matches so far.
After Dhawan, Jitesh Sharma can be the next captain of Punjab Kings
England all-rounder Sam Curran captained Punjab Kings in 3 matches in the absence of Shikhar Dhawan at the end of the last season of IPL. Karen was signed by Punjab Kings for Rs 18.50 crore. 38 year old Dhawan may resign from the post of captain of Punjab Kings in the next one or two seasons. Then Jitesh can be made captain from vice-captain.
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Tags: IPL, Punjab Kings, Shikhar Dhawan
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 21, 2024, 21:27 IST