Punjab Kings have officially announced that Shikhar Dhawan will be leading the franchise in the upcoming IPL 2023 campaign. Dhawan takes over the captaincy from Mayank Agarwal who was appointed the Mohali-based IPL team’s captain last year after the IPL 2022 mega auction.
The franchise co-owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta confirmed the development through their official Twitter handle.
PBKS tweeted, “We are happy to announce Shikhar Dhawan as captain of Punjab Kings,” along with a heart emoji.
In a separate tweet, they further wrote,” Gabbar will be at the Shikhar for Punjab Kings. #SherSquad, welcome your new Skipper, Jatt ji!”
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Gabbar will be at the for Punjab Kings!#SherSquad, welcome your Skipper, Jatt ji! #ShikharDhawan #CaptainGabbar #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings @SDhawan25 pic.twitter.com/BjEZZVVGrw
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) November 2, 2022
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