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Punjab Kings captain Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the team for two matches due to a shoulder injury. Punjab Kings coach Sanjay Bangar has confirmed this. Shikhar was left out of the playing eleven for the match against Rajasthan Royals in Mohali on Saturday. Sam Curran captained the team in place of Dhawan. In this match, Punjab had to face defeat by 3 wickets.
Big blow to Punjab Kings
After the match, team coach Sanjay Bangar, while giving information about captain Shikhar Dhawan's shoulder injury, said that we missed him because he had a shoulder injury. So I would say that he may remain out of the next few matches. We will have to wait and see how he responds to the treatment, but now it looks like he may be out for the next 7 to 10 days.
If this happens then Shikhar will not play in the match against Mumbai at our home ground on 18th April and then in the match against Gujarat Titans at home on 21st April. Bangar also clarified that Sam Curran will be the captain in Dhawan's absence. He said that Punjab has not officially appointed Jitesh Sharma as the vice-captain.
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Big blow to Punjab Kings
It is noteworthy that in the current season, Punjab team has played 6 matches so far. Out of which he has won only 2. The team started IPL 2024 with a win. In the first match, Punjab defeated Delhi Capitals by 4 wickets. Then the team lost the next 2 matches against Bengaluru and Lucknow Supergiants. Then in the next match Gujarat lost by 3 wickets. After this, the team had to face defeat from Hyderabad and Rajasthan in the next 2 matches.