IPL 2024: Another shock after the defeat to PBKS, big news regarding the captain

Punjab Kings are facing a double blow at this time. The team played its last match against Rajasthan Royals. He had to face defeat in that. Now news has come out about Punjab captain Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan was dropped from the team due to injury in the match against Rajasthan Royals. Now the new update shows that Dhawan may be out of not just one match but many matches to come.

Sam Kure took over the captaincy in Shikhar’s absence.

Against Rajasthan, Sam Curran led Punjab Kings in the absence of Dhawan. Due to Dhawan’s injury, Sanjay Bangar, head of cricket development of Punjab Kings, said, “We missed him because he had a shoulder injury. I would say that he may be out for the next few matches. We will have to wait and see how he responds to the treatment. But now it seems that he may be out for the next 7-10 days. After 10 days, Punjab will play on its home ground. The first match will be on Thursday 18th April and the next match will be against Gujarat Titans on Sunday 21st April.

The condition of Punjab is very bad

It is noteworthy that the condition of Punjab is very bad in the current season. The team has played 6 matches in the season and won 2. The team started IPL 2024 with a win. In the match, Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets and lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants in the other 2 matches. In the next match, Gujarat defeated Titans by 3 wickets. After this, the team had to face defeat in the other 2 matches against Hyderabad and Rajasthan.