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Punjab Kings assistant coach Brad Haddin shared a major health update on team captain Shikhar Dhawan. Dhawan has been out of action since he injured his shoulder while fielding for the side at the Maharaja Yadavindra Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on April 9, against SunRisers Hyderabad. In his absence, Sam Curran has been shouldering the captaincy duties. The Red Jerseys are set to clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on May 9, at the HPCA Stadium in Dharmshala.
Ahead of the Thursday game, PBKS’s Brad Haddin revealed in the pre-match press conference that Dhawan won’t be able to make a comeback, and Curran would continue to lead the side. He also said Dhawan’s injury has been a setback for PBKS in the 17th edition. Haddin said, “In any team that you are part of, it’s disappointing to lose your senior-most player for an extended period and Shikhar is the most successful opener in this tournament.”
PBKS management to assess Dhawan’s fitness in Delhi later this week: Shikhar Dhawan
The PBKS official said that the management will assess the fitness of the star batter later this week. Haddin says, "We go to Delhi after this game for a couple of days before we go to our next game in Guwahati. Shikhar will be assessed and then hopefully we can have some more positive news on him for the last couple of games. We will assess him when we get to Delhi. Fingers crossed.”
Speaking about the team’s performance in the previous games against CSK and KKR, he said, “We thought we just started to play some good cricket. Our batters started to find some good form after Kolkata and Chennai. And it was disappointing. We thought we were just starting to get some momentum back in the tournament. To lose the way we did was disappointing.”
