Punjab Kings IPL 2025: Punjab Kings is one of those teams in IPL history, which has had many star players. But till now this team has not been able to lift the trophy. The current captain of Punjab Kings is Shikhar Dhawan. But Shikhar Dhawan has not been able to make any special impact as a captain yet, due to which he can be removed from the captaincy.
Not only this, but recently Punjab changed its head coach, after which there are reports that Gabbar is sure to step down from the captaincy. So in such a situation, let us try to know who can become the next captain of Punjab Kings.
Who can become the next captain of Punjab Kings?
Former Indian cricket team opener Shikhar Dhawan was made a part of the Punjab Kings team by bidding Rs 8.25 crore in the 2022 auction and since then he has remained a part of the same team. However, he took over as captain in the 2023 season. This team has not been able to do anything special under his captaincy in the last two seasons. Under Dhawan’s captaincy, Punjab Kings have been looking very low in the points table for two consecutive seasons. In such a situation, it is expected that Shikhar Dhawan may be removed from the captaincy.
It is known that Punjab Kings recently parted ways with their former head coach Trevor Bayliss and made Ricky Ponting their head coach, after which reports of captain change are coming out. If reports are to be believed, Ricky Ponting can make Australian player Steve Smith a part of this team and he can be given the captaincy. However, it has not been made official yet. Not only this, but there are high chances that Arshdeep Singh can be given the captaincy, because Arshdeep has been impressing a lot as a bowler.
Or it may also happen that during the IPL auction, Punjab includes another player in its team and makes him the captain. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see who will be seen captaining Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, but it is definitely certain that if Punjab chooses a better captain, then this team can definitely lift its first IPL trophy.
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