MI vs PBKS: Why is Shikhar Dhawan Not Playing Today IPL 2023 Match? Who is PBKS Captain?

The biggest breaking news update is that Punjab Kings (PBKS) regular captain Shikhar Dhawan is still not playing their seventh encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) season against the Mumbai Indians (MI) taking place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Things have not worked out in an ideal manner recently for the Punjab Kings in Indian Premier League 2023 as they suffered a disappointing 24-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in their last game. However, the positive for the Punjab Kings is that they have won three really good matches.

MI vs PBKS: Why is Shikhar Dhawan Not Playing Today IPL 2023 Match? Who is PBKS Captain?

After having lost the toss and being asked to bat first, the Punjab Kings stand-in captain Sam Curran mentioned that Shikhar Dhawan is not included in the PBKS playing 11 for this MI vs PBKS IPL 2023 match on Saturday. Curran further stated that the southpaw opener is still not fully fit and recovering well from a shoulder injury. The Punjab Kings will now be missing their regular captain for the third successive encounter of IPL 2023 season. However, Dhawan had been in a fantastic form with the bat so far in the ongoing T20 competition having scored 233 runs from as many as 4 innings at a phenomenal average of more than 116 that includes a couple of half-centuries. The Punjab Kings team management will definitely be hoping that Shikhar recovers quickly and gets back to the field in IPL 2023.

“Back to back games and not much time to think about it. No Shikhar, that’s why I am here but he’s recovering and should be back soon. Great opportunity for the others to put their hand and we are going with the same team. Lot of close games for us. We would have bowled as well, that is the trend but hopefully we do well. Have a good powerplay and then take it from there,” said Punjab Kings stand-in captain Sam Curran during the toss.

PBKS Playing 11

1. Atharva Taide
2. Prabhsimran Singh
3. Matthew Short
4. Harpreet Singh Bhatia
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Jitesh Sharma (wk)
7. Shahrukh Khan
8. Sam Curran
9. Rahul Chahar
10. Harpreet Brar
11. Arshdeep Singh

Shikhar Dhawan IPL 2023 Salary

In the IPL 2022 mega auction, the Punjab Kings spent INR 8.25 Crore to acquire the services of Indian opener, Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan proved his worth with the bat by scoring 460 runs in 14 matches. The management of the Punjab Kings was highly impressed by his leadership qualities and subsequently appointed him as the team’s captain for the IPL 2023 season.

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