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Sam Curran captained Punjab in the match against Rajasthan Royals.
Head coach of Punjab team breaks silence on captaincy dispute
Jitesh Sharma was sent to the captains’ photoshoot seminar.
New Delhi. Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan could not play in the match against Rajasthan Royals. In place of Dhawan, fast bowler Sam Curran was seen captaining the Punjab Kings team. People got angry after seeing Karen taking the captaincy. Because before the tournament, the franchise had made wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma the vice-captain. In such a situation, in the absence of the regular captain, the vice captain plays the role of acting captain. But this did not happen in this match. After the match, Punjab Kings head coach Sanjay Bangar clarified why Jitesh was not made the acting captain. Sanjay Bangar also told why Shikhar Dhawan sat out of this match.
After the match, Sanjay Bangar clarified why Sam Curran was made the captain in the match against Rajasthan Royals. Punjab team lost this match by 3 wickets. Before the start of IPL, Jitesh Sharma took part in the photoshoot of the captains. He was introduced by the franchise as the vice-captain of the team. But Bangar says that he was never officially made the vice captain. Bangar explained why Jitesh Sharma was sent from Punjab for the captains’ photoshoot.
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Sanjay Bangar said, ‘Jitesh was not the designated vice captain. We were very clear that if needed, Sam Curran would be in the role of acting captain. He has done this work for us before also. He was delayed in reaching India. He wanted to take some time off from the tournament. That’s why we couldn’t send him to the captains’ photoshoot.
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Thanks to Shimron Hetmyer’s unbeaten inning of 27 runs in 10 balls, Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by 3 wickets with one ball remaining in a thrilling match. Rajasthan needed 30 runs in the last 14 balls, then the West Indies batsman pair of Hetmyer and Rovman Powell (11 runs in five balls) batted aggressively and gave Rajasthan its fifth win in six matches. After restricting Punjab to 147 runs for 8 wickets, Rajasthan strengthened its position at the top of the points table by scoring 152 runs for 7 wickets in 19.5 overs.
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Punjab Kings head coach Sanjay Bangar said, ‘IPL rules say that you can nominate only one player. That’s why we sent Jitesh Sharma in his place to the captains’ photoshoot seminar. Shikhar Dhawan has a shoulder injury and it may take him 7 to 10 days to recover from it.
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Tags: IPL 2024, Jitesh Sharma, PBKS vs RR, Sam Curran, sanjay bangar
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 14, 2024, 09:35 IST