Punjab Kings have announced to replace Mayank Agarwal with Shikhar Dhawan as captain of the team for the next edition in 2023, the Indian Premier League side has announced.
Agarwal, who has been with the team since 2018, was appointed captain of the team last season after former skipper and India opener KL Rahul left the team to join the then newly-inducted franchise Lucknow Supergiants (LSG). However, after being appointed as the captain, Mayank witnessed a dip in his form as he could only manage to score 196 runs in 13 matches for the 2022 season at an average of 16.33.
Notably, left-handed opener Dhawan is one of the most-experienced players in the history of the leaue. The southpaw has played in every edition of the cash-ricg tournament since it was launched in 2008.
With 6,244 runs from 205 innings, Dhawan is the second-highest run-scorer in the history of the league and stands behind Virat Kohli.
In IPL 2022 season, Dhawan amassed 460 runs from 14 matches at an average of 38.33 as Punjab Kings finished sixth in the points table.
Internationally, the 36-year-old has played 34 Tests, 161 Ond-Day Internationals and 68 T20 Internationals for the Indian team.